Latest Post | Page 882 of 1377 | IASbaba

SPEAK TO MENTOR - CALL NOW!

SUBSCRIBE

India is host to 457 migratory fauna

Part of: GS Prelims – Environment and GS Mains III- Conservation

In news:

The total number of migratory fauna from India comes to 457 species
Birds comprise 83% (380 species)
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) had for the first time compiled the list of migratory species of India under the CMS before the Conference of Parties (COP 13)
The Asian elephant was added to Appendix I and the urial to Appendix II.
The largest group of mammals is definitely bats belonging to the Family Vespertilionidae.
Dolphins are the second highest group of mammals with nine migratory species of dolphins listed

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 2nd March 2020

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 2nd March 2020

Source: The Hindu

From Prelims Point Of View

Convention for the conservation of migratory species or Bonn Convention

Signed in 1979 in Germany and is known as the Bonn Convention
Environmental treaty of the UN that provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats
Only global convention specialising in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes.
Appendix I of the Convention lists ‘Threatened Migratory Species’.
Appendix II lists ‘Migratory Species requiring international cooperation’

Your Name *

Your Email *

Subject

Comments *

Search now.....