MP Completes Preparations for Second Cheetah Home - Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
The Madhya Pradesh government completed preparations for its ambitious cheetah reintroduction project at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is slated to be the second home for cheetahs in India after Kuno National Park.
Teams from Kenya and South Africa had earlier visited Gandhi Sagar to assess the conditions.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired a meeting of the state wildlife board, during which it was informed that preparations were completed.
Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, is around 270 km from Kuno National Park in Sheopur. The second home for cheetahs is spread over 64 sq km, protected with a wired fence.
Jun 11, 2024
Smallest Known Species Dating back 11 mn Years Discovered
The smallest known great ape was discovered in Germany, dating to 11m years ago.
The tiny creature, far smaller than any other great ape on record, is estimated to have weighed 10kg (1st 8lbs), about the size of a human toddler. The species, called Buronius manfredschmidi, is an ancient hominid, part of the ancestral family that gave rise to modern humans, gorillas and chimpanzees.
Another surprising element is that the newly discovered species is thought to have coexisted with another, much larger hominid, called Danuvius guggenmosi.
Jun 08, 2024
Mount Kanlaon Erupts in the Central Philippines
Authorities in the Philippines ordered residents living near Kanlaon volcano (Mount Kanlaon) in the country's west to evacuate, after an eruption sent a 5km (three mile) plume of ash into the sky.
The explosive eruption caused a "strong earthquake" and prompted the suspension of work and schools in nearby Canlaon City, while several flights were cancelled.
Kanlaon is one of the country's two dozen active volcanoes and last erupted in December 2017.
Jun 07, 2024
Two Bird Sanctuaries of Bihar Added to Ramsar List
Two of Bihar's wetlands were added to the global list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, taking the total number of highly recognised waterlogged ecosystems in the country to 82.
The Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries, both located in Bihar's Jamui district, are now recognised under the Ramsar Convention. These two new wetlands are man-made reservoirs situated in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui. Their catchments feature dry deciduous forests surrounded by hills.
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as The Convention on Wetlands, an international environmental treaty signed on February 2, 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, under the auspices of UNESCO.
Jun 06, 2024
Haryana Government's Rs. 10,000-Crore Project to Combat Air Pollution
Haryana Chief Secretary T. V. S. N. Prasad announced the launch of a Rs. 10,000-crore project funded by the World Bank to address air pollution in the state. The Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development will be rolled out in phases, starting with districts in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The initial phase of the project focuses on upgrading Haryana's air quality monitoring infrastructure. This includes establishing a state-of-the-art laboratory and modernizing existing ones. Additionally, a dedicated program management unit will oversee implementation, alongside training programs for stakeholders involved in air quality management.
The project allocates resources to tackle various sources of air pollution, including transportation, industry, construction, road dust, biomass burning, and household pollution. Efforts will promote cleaner vehicles, incentivize the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), and phase out older, more polluting vehicles. A model for automated testing stations (ATS) will be developed to monitor vehicle health.
KAZA Summit 2024 and Wildlife Product Trade
The KAZA 2024 Heads of State Summit ended in the Zambian resort town of Livingstone, with leaders of the five member countries agreeing to argue their case for lifting of the ban on ivory trade at the 20th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP20) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) due next year in Geneva, Switzerland.
Made up of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the KAZA-TFCA is a 520,000-square kilometre wildlife sanctuary straddling these five southern African nations that share common borders along the Okavango and Zambezi River basins.
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