Country’s first ‘walk-through’ aviary at Mumbai

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, 26th January 2020 inaugurated the Indias first ‘walk- through’ aviary and also the biggest and tallest as part of the 71st Republic Day celebrations at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo located in the capital city of Maharashtra, Mumbai. The aviary is a home for ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Asiatic lion • Chief Minister of Maharashtra • Humboldt Penguins • Maharashtra • Mumbai • republic day • Tigers • Uddhav Thackeray • Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo

GoI maps Tiger Corridors in the country

On December 2, 2019, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provided the details of tiger corridor mapping in Rajya Sabha. The corridors were mapped by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India. The institutes have mapped 32 corridors in all. Tiger Corridors The Corridors grouped under 4 major categories were ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Bandipur Tiger Reserve • Corbett Tiger Reserve • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve • Odisha • Similipal Tiger Reserve • Tiger conservation • Tiger Population • Tiger Reserves • Tigers • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972

Tigers in India face lurking threat from Canine Distemper Virus

According to recent study published in Threatened Taxa, tigers face glooming threat from Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) transmitted from CDV-infected dogs living in and around wildlife sanctuaries. It has found that 86% of tested dogs around Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan carried CDV antibodies in their bloodstream. This finding points out that there is increased ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: African lions • canine distemper virus • Gir Wildlife Sanctuary • hardpad disease • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Ranthambhore National Park • Tigers

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, which is one of India’s 50 Project Tiger Tiger reserves, is located in Pilibhit district, Lakhimpur Kheri District and Bahraich District of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is located on the India-Nepal border in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Pilibhit district is one of the few well-forested districts in Uttar ..

Topics: Project Tiger • Tigers • Wildlife • WTI