Sharks Current Affairs, GK & News

IUCN: 11% of Indian sharks, rays and chimaeras face high risk of extinction

December 22, 2020

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently found that Sharks, Rays and Chimeras are facing high risk of extinction. The Shark Specialist Group held an assessment in the Exclusive Economic Zone and found that out of 170 species of Sharks found across the oceans of the country, 19 are facing extinction. Around 11% of ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Brahmaputra • Ganges River • Indian ocean region • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • IUCN Red List Status • Mahanadi • Sharks • Wildlife Protection Act 1972

International Shark Awareness Day (ISAD)

July 17, 2019

The International Shark Awareness Day (ISAD) is observed every year on 14th of July to recognize the importance of sharks play in the ecosystem. The 2019 theme “The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the Mediterranean” . According to the latest report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Tunisia has become the ..

Topics: Elasmobranchii • Ichthyology • Natural environment • Nature • Organizations • Predators • Sharks • World Wide Fund for Nature