Part of: GS Prelims – Environment and GS Mains III- Conservation
In news:
Recently there was an opposition to not to pursue a proposed highway through the ‘nationally important’ Pakke Tiger Reserve.
From Prelims Point Of View:
Background:
Lies in the foothills of the eastern Himalaya in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. It is also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve.
Falls within the Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot.
Known for its amazing sightings of four resident hornbill species.
India is home to nine species of hornbills. three of them, the wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus), the brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) and the Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)great hornbill is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala.
It is ‘vulnerable’ under the IUCN Red list.
Hornbill festival celebrated in Nagaland is named after the bird – Hornbill which is the most revered and admired bird for the Nagas.
