National Park Current Affairs

Kaziranga Named India’s Second Largest Butterfly Diversity Hub

Kaziranga National Park, renowned for its iconic one-horned rhinoceros, has now gained recognition as India’s second-largest butterfly diversity hub. Following Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, Kaziranga is home to an impressive 446 butterfly species. This newfound distinction highlights the park’s rich biodiversity. New Species Discovery The study revealed 18 new species of butterflies recorded in […]

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Bandipur completes 50 years as a Project Tiger Reserve

Bandipur completes 50 years as a Project Tiger Reserve: Bandipur National Park, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as a Project Tiger Reserve. The park, which spans an area of over 874 square kilometers, is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, including tigers, elephants, Indian bison,

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Kaziranga rhino inhabitants increased by 200

According to the census conducted in Kaziranga National Park, the population of rhinos increased by 200 in the last four years. Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve conducted the census. The total number of rhinos increased to 2613. One-horned rhino is listed as the vulnerable on IUCN Red List. National Parks in Assam- Kaziranga, Dibru – Saikhowa, Orang National Park, Manas National

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Raimona reserve forest named sixth national park in Assam

The Chief Minister of Assam announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar district under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), bordering Bhutan, has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The other five national parks in the state are Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa. The Raimona

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Construction activities on Kaziranga animal corridors

The Assam’s Golaghat and Nagaon districts authorities have begun probing cases of clearance of forest land, digging and construction activities on at least three animal corridors within the eco-sensitive zone of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Golaghat and Nagaon districts share large swathes of the 1,300-sq. km.

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Tigers found in Kaziranga habitat are different from the rest of the world

India’s only Golden Tiger, Kazi 106F emerged as the social media sensation right from the moment its picture. The tigers present in Kaziranga habitat are totally different from the remainder of the world as in territorial behavioural sample and this makes a detailed research on them much more fascinating and difficult. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Assam govt to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park

Assam government has decided to take the necessary steps to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) gave conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Around 80% area of Kaziranga National Park inundated due to floods

Almost 80% area of the Kaziranga National Park is inundated by flood waters. Twenty five animals have died due to various causes including drowning and vehicle-hit while trying to cross roads during floods. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is the home of the world’s most one-horned rhinos. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest

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Wildlife census begins in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

The annual wildlife census has started in the Kalakkadu – Mundanthurai tiger sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The survey, to be conducted in the entire 60,000 hectare area of the sanctuary, will continue till 27th of January. The first part of the survey will be devoted to taking count of carnivores like tiger, jackals etc, while

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Kaziranga National Park records 96 species of wetland birds

Kaziranga National Park and avian specialists conducted the second wetland bird count on January 9-10. The teams counted a total of 19,225 birds belonging to 96 species under 80 families. The first waterfowl census in 2018 had yielded 10,412 birds covering 80 families from 21 families. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Kaziranga National Park is

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