CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The sangai or the Indian Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii eldii) resides as an isolated single population in the world’s only floating national park in Manipur − the grassland-dominated Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP).

Detailed explanation-2: -The dancing deer are concentrated within the 40-square-kilometer (15-square-mile) Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), a large floating meadow on the southern rim of the lake, and the only known floating national park in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sangai is found in an isolated population of 260 deer in a small protected area, the Keibul Lamjao National Park, comprising of floating biomass and water body in the southern part of the Loktak Lake in Manipur.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sangai (Meitei pronunciation: /sə. ŋai/) is an endemic and endangered subspecies of Eld’s deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. Its common English name is Manipur brow-antlered deer or Eld’s deer and the scientific name is Rucervus eldii eldii.

Detailed explanation-5: -The brow-antlered deer is found in Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur. It is largely seen over the floating biomass, locally called “phumdi” in the South Eastern part of Loktak Lake inside the park.