WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT CA IN SEPTEMBER 2024

* According To National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA) India Registered 47 Tigers Death Reports In 103 Days Of 2024 ( First). 

*  South Africa's Namibia Plans To Kill 700 Wild Animals Including 83 Elephants 

* The Western Ghats Are Now Home Of 337 Butterfly Species.

( Kerala With 328 Species, Tamilnadu 326 Species, Karnataka 317 Species)

* According  To Odisha Forest Report In Man- Animal Conflict 1145 People Died In Elephants Attacks In The Last 10 Years. 

( 41 Elephants Killed By Poachers While 719 Died Due To Other Reasons)

* 55 Tigers Including 48 Leopards And 7 Royal Bengal Tigers Died In Odisha In Last 10 Years. 

* India Has Joined The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).

* According To Government Data - 

Assam's One Horned Rhinoceros Population Has Increased From 1960 To 2024, Upto 3k.

* The Union Government Has Declared 1.84 Lakh  Hectre Area Surrounded The GIR Protected Area As Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ).

* The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) And Global Tiger Forum Signed A MoU To Strengthen Global Partnerships For The Conservation Of Big Cats.

NEW - 

* The Poba Reserve Forest Of Assam Set To Be as a Wildlife Sanctuary. 

FIRST IN - 

* India's First Study On Teal Carbon, Undertaken At Keoladeo National Park In Bharatpur District Of Rajasthan.

( Teal Carbon - Carbon Stored In Non-Tidal Freshwater Wetlands) Encompassing Carbon Sequestered In Vegetation, Microbial Biomass And Dissolved And Particulate Organic Matter. 

* The First Ever Preliminary Herpetofauna Survey Conducted In Grass Hill National Park In The Pollachi Division Of The Anamalai Tiger Reserves, Tamilnadu.

RARE SIGHT - 

* The Atlas Moth, Endemic To South East Asia Was Spotted In Kalvarayan Hills In Eastern Ghat.

* The Hainan Blue Flycatcher ( Cyornis Hainanus) Was Documented For The FIRST Time At Jairampur In Changlangpur District in Arunachal Pradesh.

* India's Second Largest Butterfly Species Southern Birdwing Has Been Found On The Satellite Campus Of The American College Between Chathirapatti And Kadavur On New Natham Highway In Madurai District.

* Endangered Myristica Swamp Forest Has Discovered In Maharashtra.

* a Rare Reef Fish Has Been Sighted First Time In Andhra Pradesh.

ENDANGERED - 

* A Critically Endangered Elongated Tortoise Species Has Been Spotted At Haryana's Damdama.

AWARDS - 

* Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director At Zoological Survey in India ( ZSI) Has Been Conferred With The Highest Academic Honour D.Sc. in Life Science By Atal Bihari Vajpayee Viswa Vidyalaya, Chhattisgarh. 

*  Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Presented The SWACHH VAYU SARVEKSHAN Award 2024.

* CATEGORY 1( City With  Above 10 lakhs Population) 

Surat , Jabalpur, Agra 

* CATEGORY 2( Population Between 3-10 lakhs) 

Firozabad, Amarabati, Jhansi

* CATEGORY 3 ( Population Under 3 Lakh) 

Raebareli, Nalgonda, Nalagarh

* Renowned Wildlife Filmmaker Mike Pandey Has Received The 2024 Jackson Wild Legacy Award .

BOOKS - 

* A Detailed Book On Environmental Law, Covering a Broad Spectrum Of Topics From International Conventions To Air And Water Pollution Has Released In Chennai. 

 * WHY ANIMALS TALK : The New Science Of Animal Communication Book Author - Arik Kershenbaum (zoologist)

NEW SPECIES - 

* A New Species Of Jumping Spider CARRHOTUS PIPERUS Has Been Identified In The Lower Palani Hills, Tamilnadu.

* New Antarctica Dragon Fish Species Has Been Discovered By Researchers. 

( Named - Akarotaxis Gouldae Or Branded Dragonfish) 

* A New Snake Species, AHAETULLA LONGIROSTRIS Was Discovered In Bihar Recently. 

* A Rare Dung Beetle Species Found In Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary In Meghalaya.

( Species Name - Onitis Bordati)

 * Researchers Have Discovered The New Species Of Parasitoid Wasp, Syntretus Perlmani 

* Researcher Have Recently Discovered A New Ghost Shark species Name AUSTRALASIAN Narrow Noosed Spook Fish In New Zealand.

* Indian Marine Biologist Have Discovered a New Species Of Jelly Fish (CALVADOSIA FESTIVALA) At Dwaraka Coast, Gujarat.

* a New Fish Species Garra Zubzaensis Has Been Discovered In Brahmaputra River Basin, Nagaland.

NEW PLANT SPEICES - 

* Two New Ginger Species Named Globba Tyrnaensis And Globba Janakie Have Been Discovered In The Double Decker Living Route Bridges In Meghalaya.

* Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Turmeric Genus Curcuma In Nagaland.