Tag: Species in News

In News Recently, the Odisha government has banned fishing around olive ridley turtles’ mass nesting sites. About Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea Also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle. Location: Found in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Conservation Status  IUCN Red List: Vulnerable Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I CITES: Appendix […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges River Dolphins. About The Ganges river dolphin Scientific Name:  Platanista gangetica gangetica Discovery:  Dolphins are one of the oldest creatures in the world along with some species of turtles, crocodiles and sharks.  The Ganges river […]

In Context  The census of one of the Indus river dolphins is all set to commence in the winter as part of a project by the Centre. However, Punjab’s wildlife preservation wing has gone a step ahead to not only protect the dolphins but also their natural habitat. About  Image Courtesy: TH The two subspecies […]

In News  Recently, the Bush frogs have been identified as cardamom-friendly which helps in killing moths that are known to destroy cardamom’s pseudostem, a major menace faced by farmers.  About  Scientific Name: Raorchestes ponmudi. It is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. Life Cycle: The bush frog’s life cycle is entirely different unlike […]

In News Museum scientists from Indonesia and Germany have just discovered 28 new species of beetles, all belonging to the weevil genus Trigonopterus. One of them has been named Trigonopterus corona.  About  The naming reflects the large impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on this project, Pensoft Publishers, which brings out the journal. Image Courtesy: IE […]

In News International Snow Leopard Day is observed on 23rd October. About Aim: To raise awareness on conservation and protection of snow leopards. Background: The day commemorates the anniversary of the Bishkek Declaration and celebrates this endangered cat and raises awareness for its conservation and protection.  It was on October 23, 2013, when political leaders […]

In News  Recently, Amur Falcons have reached the Tamenglong district of Manipur – the annual stopover. Image Courtesy: ebird.org About  Scientifically termed as ‘Falco amurensis’. The Amur falcon is a small raptor of the falcon family. Distribution and Migration: They breed in Siberia and Northern China and migrate to winter in Southern Africa.  Migrates west […]

In News  A micro snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis has recently been discovered from Mawsmai caves. The last time a species of the Georissa genus was discovered in India was 170 years ago in 1851. About    Image Courtesy:DTE New species of snail were discovered in Meghalaya by a team of scientists at ATREE.  Five […]

In News :  Recently, the new species Allium negianum was described in the journal PhytoKeys.  About  Discovery :  A plant discovered in Uttarakhand in 2019 has been newly confirmed as a new species of Allium — the genus that includes many staple foods such as onion and garlic, among 1,100 species worldwide.  In 2019,Principal Scientist […]