CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2008 we petitioned to protect the walrus under the Endangered Species Act, making it the third Arctic species we had sought to protect, following the polar bear and ribbon seal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Walruses are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits the take (i.e., harass, hunt, capture, or kill) of all marine mammals. Please click the link provided after “For more information” to access the Service’s Marine Mammals Management Pacific Walrus website.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) Species Profile. Description.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Fish and Wildlife Service found in 2011 that the Pacific walrus warranted protection because climate change is melting the sea ice it needs to survive. But a few months after Trump took office, the agency reversed course and found the species no longer merited protection.

Detailed explanation-5: -Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves have been created in the country covering important habitats to provide better protection to wildlife, including threatened species and their habitat.