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Sawfish more threatened than tigers: Scientists
Scientists on World Sawfish Day (observed on October 17th) announced that sawfish, sighted off Indian coast less than 10 times in over a decade appears to be more threatened than tigers and elephants Anecdotal evidence suggested that sawfish was once ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government launches SECURE Himalaya Project
The Union Government had launched SECURE Himalaya, a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Sikkim. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Snow leopard no longer endangered: IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has downgraded conservation status of snow leopard from “endangered” to “vulnerable”. It was changed after three-year assessment process by international experts. The change in status comes 45 years after snow leopard was ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
India has 27,312 elephants: 2017 Census Estimation
According to the census report, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) the population estimation of Asian elephant in India is around 27,312. The census was conducted between March and May 2017 by the Asian ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Government launches nationwide campaign Gaj Yatra to protect elephants
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has launched a nationwide campaign Gaj Yatra to protect elephants. It was launched on the occasion of World Elephant Day observed on August 12. The ministry also released the All India Census 2017 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
29 July: International Tiger Day
The International Tiger Day (also known as Global Tiger Day) is celebrated every year on 29 July to raise awareness for tiger conservation. The goal of observance of the day is to promote the protection and expansion of the wild ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
WCCB’s Operation Thunderbird and Operation Save Kurma for fight against wildlife crime
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has successfully coordinated Operation Thunder Bird from January 30 to February 19, 2017 in its fight to end poaching of India’s wildlife animals. It also had convened Operation Save Kurma, a species specific operation on ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
March 3: World Wildlife Day
The World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March every year to celebrate and raise awareness about the world’s wild fauna and flora. It is celebrated to mark the signing of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
181 Irrawaddy dolphins counted in Odisha census
According to new census carried out by the Odisha State Forest and Environment department in 2016, as many as 181 Irrawaddy dolphins have been sighted in the state. This marks a significant drop from 2015 survey which had recorded 450 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Hope Island becomes graveyard for Olive Ridleys Turtles
Hope Island in Andhra Pradesh has become graveyard for Olive Ridleys turtles after 54 carcasses of this species were spotted on the shores of island. This indicates that the breeding cycle of this species got severe blow due to mechanised ..