Tag: Species in News
Great Indian Bustard (GIB)
In News The Centre has approached the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order directing that all transmission cables in the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) be laid underground. Earlier in 2021, SC has directed that overhead power lines be laid underground wherever feasible. Challenges/ Difficulties in Implementation It has implications for the […]
Highly Invasive Snail Species Reported in Kerala
In News A tiny snail with a striking, pellucid golden-yellow shell found in the Edappally canal in Kochi has been flagged as an invasive species that could play havoc with native ecosystems. About Kerala: This is the first time that this snail has been reported in Kerala. Features of the newly discovered species: What makes […]
Project RE-HAB
In News Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched Project RE-HAB at Village Mornoi in Goalpara district of Assam which severely grapples with elephant-human conflicts. About Project RE-HAB Under Project RE-HAB, “Bee-fences” are created by setting up bee boxes in the passageways of elephants to block their entrance to human territories. The boxes are connected […]
Zographetus Dzonguensis
In News A butterfly species new to science have been found at Dzongu in Sikkim. About The new species of butterfly is named the Chocolate-bordered Flitter. It carries the scientific name Zographetus dzonguensis, after Dzongu in North Sikkim, the place where it was discovered. It has a chocolate coloured border around both the wings Its […]
Species In News: Lesser Florican
In News Recently, Lesser florican has been tracked for the first time from Rajasthan to Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. About Lesser florican Lesser florican, taxonomically classified as Sypheotides indicus. It is one of three bustard species endemic to India, the others being the Bengal florican and the Great Indian Bustard. It is a small and slender […]
Kyhytysuka Sachicarum
In News A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new extinct marine reptile. A new 130-million-year-old marine reptile fossil sheds light on the evolution of hypercarnivory of these last-surviving ichthyosaurs. About Kyhytysuka sachicarum The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs – ancient […]
Black-and-Orange Flycatcher
In News Researchers from the Kerala Agricultural University developed species distribution models for Black-and-orange Flycatcher and Nilgiri Flycatcher. About To understand the current potential suitability and possible responses of the species to future climate change using the MaxEnt algorithm. MaxEnt, which stands for ‘maximum entropy modelling’, predicts species’ occurrences by finding the distribution that is […]
Albatrosses
In News A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has provided evidence of the effect of environmental conditions on the longevity of relationships — among a population of albatrosses. Major Findings The “divorce rate” in the study population varied substantially across years and was directly modulated by temporal environmental variability. Albatross […]
Man-Animal Conflicts
In News Assam’s forest department is planning to collar at least five elephants in high-conflict habitats in the coming months. It is being described as a step to study and mitigate human-elephant conflict in the state. What are Radio Collars? Radio collars are GPS-enabled collars that can relay information about an elephants’ whereabouts. They weigh […]
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