One more cheetah dies at Kuno Park, taking the toll to six Context On Wednesday, wildlife authorities reported that another cheetah had passed away at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The female cheetah, Dhatri, from South Africa, is believed to have acquired a […]
About the Olive Ridley Turtles: #GS III #Environmental Conservation Topic Environmental Conservation Context: A new record was achieved for the seashore in Ganjam district of Odisha when 6.37 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles arrived there this year for mass nesting. According to Berhampur Divisional Forest […]
About the Great Indian Bustard: #GS III #Environmental Conservation Topic Environmental Conservation Context: The top electricity regulator in India, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has recommended that only power lines below 33 KV need to be buried and that the remaining ones be equipped with […]
Cheetah Reintroduction in India #GS III Environmental Conservation Context: There are currently 20 cheetahs living in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, but there isn’t enough food for them all to survive. According to Yadvendradev Jhala, a wildlife biologist who was instrumental in […]
Eradicating invasive plant species #GS 03 Environmental Conservation For Prelims Senna spectabilis Senna spectabilis is a plant species belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae) in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and is native to South and Central America. The plant has been turned into an invasive alien […]