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India, Bhutan, Nepal: Trans Border Conservation Park
A Memorandum of Understanding has been drafted by India, Nepal and Bhutan to create a trans-boundary wildlife conservation park. The park will include bio-diversity rich landscapes Significance Unlike other parks that are species oriented, this peace park will be landscape oriented. Such a kind already exists in Manas park region. However, only a part of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra River • Conservation • endangered wildlife species • India-Bhutan • India-Nepal • Manas National Park • national park • Red List of Endangered Species • Wildlife
Scaly-Foot Snail: 1st ever Species Endangered due to Deep Sea Mining
A rare snail species called ‘Scaly-Foot Snail’ found at only three spots on Indian Ocean floor near Madagascar has become the 1st species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining. It was added by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to its updated Red List of Endangered Species on 18 July 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: deep sea mining • International Seabed Authority • nternational Union for Conservation of Nature • Red List of Endangered Species • Scaly-Foot Snail • Sea Psangolin