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Bio- Diversity Species in News Bio- Diversity Species in News Animal Species in News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Asiatic Lion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Indian Leopard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Cheetah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 African Cheetah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Saharan Cheetah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Snow Leopard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Black Panther ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Fishing Cats-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Asian Elephant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Sloth Bears -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Himalayan Black Bear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Himalayan Brown Bear ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Koala Bears -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Red Pandas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Mugger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Gharial -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Saltwater Crocodile --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 White Rhino ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Indian Rhinoceros ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Kharai Camel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 White Giraffe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Giraffe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Komodo Dragon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Pangolins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Nilgiri Tahr--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Lion-tailed Macaque -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Golden Langurs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Capuchin Monkeys ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Popa Langur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Hoolock Gibbons -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Hard ground swamp deer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Indian Gaur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 1 Siberian Ibex -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Himalayan Ibex--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Indian Gazelle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Himalayan Serow -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 Dhole --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Eurasian Otters --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Minks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Malayan Giant Squirrel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 Marmots ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 Skinks of India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Bent Toed Gecko -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Sitana Dharwarensis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Assam Keelback Snake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Trimeresurus Salazar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 Craspedotropis Gretathunbergae --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 Giant African Snail Invasion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 2 Animal Species in News Asiatic Lion ➢ Recently Government has decided to use around 8,000-10,000 cameras to carry out the 2020 lion census in Gujarat. ➢ According to June 5, 2020 census, the number of Asiatic lions have now risen by 29% over five years to an estimated 674 in the Gir forest region and other revenue areas of coastal Saurashtra. ➢ Scientific Name: Panthera Leo Persica. ➢ Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than African lions. ➢ The most striking morphological character is a longitudinal fold of skin running along belly of Asiatic Lions. ➢ At present Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the only abode of the Asiatic lion. They live in a compact tract of dry deciduous forest and open grassy scrublands in southwestern part of Saurashtra region of Gujarat. ➢ Conservation Status: • IUCN Red List: Endangered. • Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule-I • The African Lion, IUCN Red List: Vulnerable Indian Leopard ➢ As part of its global tiger census, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is set to release a dedicated report on leopard sightings by the month-end. ➢ The Indian leopard is one of the big cats occurring on the Indian subcontinent, apart from the Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, snow leopard and clouded leopard. ➢ Scientific Name: Panthera pardusOrCommon Name: Indian leopard or Common leopard. ➢ In India, the leopard is found in all forest types, from tropical rainforests to temperate deciduous and alpine coniferous forests. It is also found in dry scrubs and grasslands, the only exception being desert and the mangroves of Sundarbans. ➢ Conservation Status: • IUCN: Vulnerable • CITES: Appendix I • Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:Schedule II ➢ Conservation Issues: The biggest threats facing the common leopard in India are increasing conflict with humans, poaching for illegal trade in body parts and loss of habitat. ➢ Census: The last formal census on India’s leopards was conducted in 2014 which estimated the cat’s population at between 12,000 and 14,000. They also estimated 8,000 leopards in the vicinity of tiger habitat. Cheetah ➢ Cheetah is a keystone species of dry forests, scrub forests, and savannahs. ➢ Keystone species are those which have an extremely high impact on a particular ecosystem relative to its population. ➢ It has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance ➢ It was
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