Tiger conservation - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   29 tigers have died in poaching activities in 2016. What steps have been taken to counter this?

a. Amendment of Wildlife Protection Act 1972
b. National Tiger Conservation Authority constituted
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of the above

Explanation:
29 tigers have died in poaching activities in 2016, according to the government on 22nd Nov, while asserting several steps will be taken for steps to conserve and protect the big cats.

Till Nov 16, 2016, 29 tigers have died on account of poaching while 32 died of natural causes. Around 37 cases are still under scrutiny making it a total of 98.

Last year, 14 tigers died on account of poaching, while 38 died due to natural causes.

Amendment of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 in 2006 was done.

Besides, National Tiger Conservation Authority, a Multidisciplinary Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau has also been constituted.

Financial and technical help is provided to states under numerous centrally sponsored schemes including Project Tiger and the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats to enhance capacity and infrastructure for effective protection of wild animals.
2)   State forest department has formed a committee headed by whom to hear grievances of 22 villages affected following inclusion of three ranges of Terai east of Uttarakhand as buffer zone of Philibit Tiger reserve of UP?

a. Dhananjai Mohan
b. Dhananjai Singh
c. Dhananjai Seth
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dhananjai Mohan

Explanation:
State forest department has formed a committee headed by Chief Conservator of forests Dhananjai Mohan to hear grievances of villagers following inclusion of three ranges of Terai East of Uttarakhand as buffer zone of Phillibit Tiger Reserve of UP.

  • This marks the first time when the reserve forest of the state is going to become the buffer zone of a tiger reserve of some other state.
  • NTCA or National Tiger Conservation Authority has given approval for inclusion of three ranges as buffer zones of reserve.
3)   Third ministerial conference on tiger conservation is being held on which day?

a. 11th April
b. 12th April
c. 13th April
d. 14th April
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12th April

Explanation:
The tiger range countries will discuss key issues including anti poaching strategies. Close to 700 tiger experts, scientists and managers as well as stakeholders are gathering to discuss issues pertaining to tiger conservation.

  • Some of the tiger range countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal and Russia.
  • While numerous tiger range countries like India, Nepal, Russia and Bhutan have registered a growth in tiger population, the status of the tiger remains endangered.
4)   The world count of wild tigers has gone up for the first time in a century. What is the current estimate?

a. 3690
b. 3790
c. 3890
d. 3990
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3890

Explanation:
World’s count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has has gone up for the first time in a period greater than a century. Around 3890 tigers have been counted by conversation groups and national governments in the most recent census. Tally marks a turnaround from the last 2010 estimate where number of tigers hit an all time low of 3200 according to WWF and Global Tiger Forum.

  • India has more than half of the world’s tigers with 2226 tigers roaming across the nation, from Kerala to West Bengal according to the last count in 2014
  • This is the first time tiger count has increased since 1900, when there were more than 100,000 tigers in the wild.

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