Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

• found only in the Brahmaputra valley, parts of North Bengal, and parts of southern Nepal.

IUCN  Status

• Indian rhino is listed as vulnerable.
• It was earlier placed in the endangered category

 September 22, World Rhino Day, in 2021

Polar Bears

• Canada’s Western Hudson Bay
• Churchill, the town that is known as ‘the Polar Bear Capital of the World’. 

Great Indian Bustard

• Found mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat
• Critically endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Why Critically Endangered??

• Transmission Lines

Conservation Efforts

• The SC in April 2021 ordered: Underground Transmission Line

Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh
• Cheetah from South Africa and Namibia

Population Viability Analysis

• the cheetahs will have a long-term future only in population size of 50 or more.

Status of Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)

• IUCN - Vulnerable
• CITES - Appendix I

Reference

• Kuno National Park

Singalila National Park

• Singalila Ridge,  in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Red Panda

• IUCN Red List: endangered species 
• Red pandas are shy, solitary, and arboreal animals and are considered an indicator species for ecological change.

Elephant

 

• Asian elephants' ears are smaller compared to the large fan-shaped ears of the African species

PYQs

With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements:

1. The leader of an elephant group is a female. 

2. The maximum gestation period can be 22 months. 

3. An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only. 

4. Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?[CSE 2020] 

(a) 1 and 2 only 

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 3, and 4 only

Ans.[A]

Nairobi flies: also called Kenyan flies or dragon bugs

• A species of insect native to East Africa.
• Also called Kenyan flies or dragon bugs.

Glischropus meghalayanus: Bats Species: bamboo ­dwelling bat

•  Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya
•  Eudiscopus denticulus: disk­ footed bat  

Meghalaya

• A state with a small geographical area, harbors the highest bat diversity in the country with 67 species, which is about 51% of total bat species in the country.

Rhino

 Manas, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a tiger reserve.

• Rhino Vision 2020 was started in 2006.

Tiger

• National tiger Conservation Authority - Statutory Body
• 126 death recorded in 2021
• Endangered