CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Sunderbans, which is part of the largest mangrove forest in the world, is home to 428 species of birds, a recent publication of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently published the “Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve” in which ZSI highlighted that the Indian Sunderbans is home to 428 species of birds.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the study, out of the 1, 332 species of birds found in the country, 428 species are in Sunderbans which is also a Ramsar Site. The publication contains photographs of all the species and the pockets they are likely to be found in.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sundarbans is of universal importance for globally endangered species including the Royal Bengal Tiger, Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles and the critically endangered endemic river terrapin (Batagur baska). It is the only mangrove habitat in the world for Panthera tigris tigris species.

Detailed explanation-5: -Peru has the largest number of birds listed for any country in the world with its count standing at 2, 000, while the recorded bird species in India are between 1, 200 and 1, 300, of which Goa has nearly 481.