Species Extinction Current Affairs, GK & News
What is Insect Apocalypse?
The entomologists from all over the world attended the proceedings of National Academies of Sciences recently. According to the entomologists, the insect population is declining at rapid rate. The scientists have named this as Insect Apocalypse. What is Insect Apocalypse? The Earth is losing 2% of its insects every year. This is being termed as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: CMS COP 13 • Extinction • Insect control • Insects • Species Extinction
First recorded human sighting of Himalayan serow
For the first time, a Himalayan Serow has been sighted in the Himalayan cold desert. The Himalayan Serow was earlier thought to be extinct in the Himalayas. Because, the forest officials could not spot them for the last ten to twelve years in spite of several special efforts to site the herbivore. It was recently ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: CITES • Himalayan Serow • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Serow • Species Extinction • Threatened species • Vulnerable • Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Exploration underneath Assam National Park receives Environmental Clearance
On May 20, 2020, the major exploration by the Oil India Limited beneath the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park of Assam received environmental clearance. There were concerns that the project would affect the flora and fauna in the region. The park is the only region in India that supports feral horses. Highlights The Oil India Limited (OIL) ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Critically endangered • Endangered • Environmental clearance • feral horse • IUCN Red List • national park • Oil • Oil refinery • Species Extinction
IUCN adds 1840 new species to the Red List of Threatened Species
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added about 1,840 new species to its updated “Red List of Threatened Species”, a catalogue of plants and animals that risk extinction. The list now contains over 30,000 species under threat of disappearing. The group released its Red List update in the middle of COP25 climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: COP25 • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Spain • Species Extinction
Sumatran Rhinos go extinct in Malaysia
The last surviving Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia, Iman, died in Borneo Rhino Sanctuary. The Rhino died of cancer. With this Sumatran rhino have become extinct in Malaysia. Iman was captured in 2014 from Danum Valley in Malaysia. Sumatran Rhinos The Sumatran Rhinos are the smallest of the five extant rhino species in the world. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: IUCN • IUCN Red List • Malaysia • North Eastern States • Rhinoceros Species in World • Species Extinction • Sumatran rhinoceros • World Wildlife Fund (WWF)