2017
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Question
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Who releases first compendium of animal species in Indian Sundarban?
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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
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Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Zoological Survey of India has, for the first time, published a detailed record of the animal and protozoa species of the Sunderban of West Bengal. The compendium, called Fauna of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, lists 25 diverse phyla under two large animal kingdoms-Protista and Animalia-and 2, 626 species in all.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 40 species of mammals, 163 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, 165 species of fish, 23 species of molluscs, 15 species of prawns, 67 species of crabs have so far been reported in SBR, such as the hawk eagle (Nisaetus Sps.) and the south-water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
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