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World Wildlife Day 2022: History And Significance

World Wildlife Day 2022: History And Significance

Wildlife
Due to the increasing population, the number of forests is continuously decreasing in the country and abroad. As the forest decreases, the number of wildlife is also decreasing continuously. In such a situation, the need to protect them is constantly being felt. There was a time when forests were abundant in the country. At that time, people did not care at all about what would happen if the forest was over. Now that many wildlife species have become extinct due to the continuous depletion of forests, the government is making a lot of efforts to conserve these forests. Due to the decrease in forests, it is affecting the environment, so more emphasis is being laid on Wildlife And Conservation/Maintenance Of Forests. Keeping this in mind, World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3. ...
Birds In The Mountain Region Of Ladakh

Birds In The Mountain Region Of Ladakh

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The chirping of birds has increased in the happy atmosphere in Ladakh. Three new species of birds have come to Leh's Hanle as guests. The team of Wildlife conservation and bird of Ladakh have conducted three surveys in Hanle of Ladakh this week. This team of Ladakh has done this survey with bird lover Sonam Choladon. Doctor Salim Ali: Bird Man Of India These three birds were found in the survey conducted under the leadership of bird lover Sonam Choldonelle. Thus, three species of birds have come to the land of Ladakh.In this survey conducted in the Ladakh, the Union territory, three new species have come, their names are Blythus Pipit (Anthus Godlewski) and Ashi Doronga (Dicrurus Leucophaeus), and Brooks leaf Wobbler. These three birds of hot areas have never been seen before. In this ...
Do You Know About A Four – Legged Whale?

Do You Know About A Four – Legged Whale?

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Have you ever thought that the world’s largest fish whale would ever walk on land? Whales can also be reptiles that can live on both water and land. Yes, this is true. A discovery in Egypt revealed that whales may also have been reptiles. There are many mysteries about the whale that came to earth about 50 million years ago. Egyptian scientists have unearthed the fossil of a quadrupedal whale found about 4.5 years ago, about which the world was still unaware. Let us know about it in detail. Where was the fossil of a whale? This fossil of quadrupedal whale has been found in the west desert of Egypt. Talking about the exact location, it has been found in the rocks of the middle Eocene in the Fayum Depression of the desert. Many years ago it used to be a sea. Now it is just a ...
GPS Is Being Installed Inside Garuda.

GPS Is Being Installed Inside Garuda.

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Garuda or eagle is a rare bird of India as well as the world. In the last few years, the number of the rare big Garuda in Assam has been decreasing continuously. Apart from this, its number is also decreasing in Cambodia. But it is a matter of happiness that its number is increasing rapidly in Kadwa Diara of Bhagalpur. These birds of stark species have liked the air of Bhagalpur. After the iron Sarang, Janghil, and Ghonghil birds, now the rare big Garuda and small Garuda have also started making this their habitat. Taking this matter seriously, the government has sanctioned Rs 53.13 lakh for them. What is the project? Rings with GPS trackers will be installed in the Garudas so that their monitoring will be done. For this, the state government has given Rs 53.13 lakh to the fores...
Isaac Kehimkar Of Bombay Natural History Society

Isaac Kehimkar Of Bombay Natural History Society

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Isaac Kehimkar, associated with the Bombay Natural History Society, has been involved in conservation work for nearly 20 years. Isaac has acquired many skills due to his multifaceted interests, which include cinematography, horticulture, designing special gardens for butterflies and birds, etc. He is very fond of photography and traveling. He has visited national parks and forest areas located in different parts of the country. source: hormonyindia.org Isaac's Childhood Isaac grew up in Govandi, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra. There was a huge garden in his house to play in. There was a pond near the house in which he used to go to catch fish and crabs. Because, there was no club or playground for entertainment, so nature was his playground. And thus Isaac’s childhood passed i...
Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai: A Nature Lover

Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai: A Nature Lover

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Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai, the discoverer of a new world, after completing his basic education from Ahmedabad, received a Tripos degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, England. source: wikipedia.org He was born in the Sarabhai family of Ahmedabad in the house of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai on 27 November 1947. His mother’s name is Mrinalini Sarabhai, who is a Bharatnatyam dancer. His grandfather Ambalal Sarabhai was an industrialistand his sister Mallika Sarabhai is a Bharatnatyam dancer just like her mother. The name of his wife is Rajshri Sarabhai. Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai’s interest in nature began during the 70s. Once a pair of spotted owls(Athene brama) appeared in his Ahmedabad garden. First, his wife Rajshri (Raju) saw the pair of those owls. He looked like a...
Romulus Whitaker Who Built The First Snake Garden

Romulus Whitaker Who Built The First Snake Garden

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Romulus Whitaker is an wildlife cosnservationist and the founder of Madras snake Park. He was born on 23 May 1943 in New York City in United State. His father is an army of the United states And, his mother, Doris Norden was an artist. After his parents divorced, his mother married Rama Chattopadhyay. After the birth of his sister Nina, his mother and his stepfather moved to Bombay (now in Mumbai) in 1951. In 1960, He continued his education at the Kodaikanal International school. During the Vietnam era, he was drafted into the US Army. A short career in the merchant Navy brought him back to India. He married Zai Whitaker in1974, with whom he has two sons, Nikhil and Samir. source: bookmyshow.com Whitaker is a naturalized Indian citizen. After a divorce, he married again and live...
Beware! Preying these animals will bring you to prison

Beware! Preying these animals will bring you to prison

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[the_ad id="3627"] In 1972 the Government of India had passed the Wildlife Conservation Act (Wild Life Conservation Act) for the protection of wildlife. The purpose of this act was to restrict the illegal hunting, meat and skins trade of wildlife animals. This Act was amended in 2003. This act was named the Indian Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Act 2002. Under the Act, penalties and penalties were made more stringent. source Where these laws apply of Indian Wildlife Protection Act? These laws provide protection not only to wild animals but also to birds and plants in the list. Although it does not apply in Jammu and Kashmir. There they have their own wild law. [the_ad id="3627"] Provision in law There are a total of six schedules. Which provides wildlife protection in d...