Bengal tigers
●They live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers.
●They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers.
●IUCN STATUS : Endangered
●Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male.
●Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three years, when they disperse to find their own territory.
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●They live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers.
●They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers.
●IUCN STATUS : Endangered
●Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male.
●Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three years, when they disperse to find their own territory.
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Indian Gaur
●Indian gaur (Bos gaurus) falls in the group of wild oxen, which include bison, true cattle, African Buffalo and Asiatic Buffalo.
●Gaur is the state animal of Goa and Bihar.
●The ancestors of gaur have been traced back from 20 million years ago, and are largely confined to India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
●Gaur can be found in tropical to semi-wet evergreen forest, bamboo forest and tropical moist to dry deciduous forest.
● India has three main detached pockets where this massive herbivore thrives, these include Central Indian Highlands, Eastern Ghats (Odisha) up till North-East and Western Ghats to the Nilgiris plateau.
● It is categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN Red list of threatened species, 2009 and listed in schedule-1 of Indian wildlife (protection) act, 1972.
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●Indian gaur (Bos gaurus) falls in the group of wild oxen, which include bison, true cattle, African Buffalo and Asiatic Buffalo.
●Gaur is the state animal of Goa and Bihar.
●The ancestors of gaur have been traced back from 20 million years ago, and are largely confined to India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
●Gaur can be found in tropical to semi-wet evergreen forest, bamboo forest and tropical moist to dry deciduous forest.
● India has three main detached pockets where this massive herbivore thrives, these include Central Indian Highlands, Eastern Ghats (Odisha) up till North-East and Western Ghats to the Nilgiris plateau.
● It is categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN Red list of threatened species, 2009 and listed in schedule-1 of Indian wildlife (protection) act, 1972.
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Olive Ridley Protection status
●The Olive Ridley is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list.
●All five species of sea turtles found in India are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,
●It is in the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which prohibits trade in turtle products by signatory countries.
●Odisha has also formulated laws for protecting Olive Ridley turtles, and the Orissa Marine Fisheries Act empowers the Coast Guard as one of its enforcement agencies.
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●The Olive Ridley is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list.
●All five species of sea turtles found in India are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,
●It is in the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which prohibits trade in turtle products by signatory countries.
●Odisha has also formulated laws for protecting Olive Ridley turtles, and the Orissa Marine Fisheries Act empowers the Coast Guard as one of its enforcement agencies.
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Black softshell turtle
●Black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle is a freshwater turtle found in India and Bangladesh.
● A major temple in Assam has signeda memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two green NGOs, the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and the Kamrup district administration for long-term conservation of the rare freshwater black softshell turtle.
●Launch of a vision document 2030 says, setting in motion a plan to have a ecologically viable population of 1000 adults of black softshell turtle in Assam by 2030.
●IUCN status has been downlisted to ‘Critically Endangered’ in 2021
●It does not enjoy legal protection under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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●Black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle is a freshwater turtle found in India and Bangladesh.
● A major temple in Assam has signeda memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two green NGOs, the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and the Kamrup district administration for long-term conservation of the rare freshwater black softshell turtle.
●Launch of a vision document 2030 says, setting in motion a plan to have a ecologically viable population of 1000 adults of black softshell turtle in Assam by 2030.
●IUCN status has been downlisted to ‘Critically Endangered’ in 2021
●It does not enjoy legal protection under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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Gaur
●The gaur (Bos gaurus; /ɡaʊər/), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South and Southeast Asia
●It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
●Its included in the Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972.
●The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016.
●Gaurs survive only in scattered herds in India, Myanmar (Burma), West Malaysia, and Thailand.
●Gaur is mainly found in Western Ghats, the forests of central India and forest patches in the the Northeast.
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●The gaur (Bos gaurus; /ɡaʊər/), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South and Southeast Asia
●It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.
●Its included in the Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972.
●The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016.
●Gaurs survive only in scattered herds in India, Myanmar (Burma), West Malaysia, and Thailand.
●Gaur is mainly found in Western Ghats, the forests of central India and forest patches in the the Northeast.
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Nilgai
●The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent.
●Nilgai antelopes live in dry areas with a variety of land types.
●They range from grassy, steppe woodlands, to hillsides.
●In India, they occur in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains southward to Mysore.
●In India, the nilgai is protected under Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
●In the IUCN Red List the Nilgai is categorised as ‘Least Concern'
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●The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent.
●Nilgai antelopes live in dry areas with a variety of land types.
●They range from grassy, steppe woodlands, to hillsides.
●In India, they occur in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains southward to Mysore.
●In India, the nilgai is protected under Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
●In the IUCN Red List the Nilgai is categorised as ‘Least Concern'
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