Department of Zoology, Kendrapara Autonomous College

06/09/2020

Forest Cover Map, 2019
Source: FSI

01/09/2020

What is a flagship species?

A flagship species is a species selected to act as an ambassador, icon or symbol for a defined habitat, issue, campaign or environmental cause.

By focusing on, and achieving conservation of that species, the status of many other species which share its habitat – or are vulnerable to the same threats - may also be improved.

Flagship species may or may not be keystone species and may or may not be good indicators of biological process.

Flagship species are also featured in publicity material about conservation because they are appealing to the public

Examples: Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), the Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), the African elephant (Loxodonta sp.) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).

Source: wwf.panda.org

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28/08/2020

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20/08/2020

Upcoming Webinar

20/08/2020

Today is World Mosquito Day

Know how to identify Ades, Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes??

Aedes mosquitoes are the easiest to identify. They are black and have white patches.
Culex and Anopheles are yellow-ish, but you can identify them by observing their resting position. Anopheles mosquitoes have a ~45 degree angle, while Culex stay parallel to the surface.

[Source: Souza, Terezinha. (2017). Re: How to identify Culex, Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes and their larvae?. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_identify_Culex_Anopheles_and_Aedes_mosquitoes_and_their_larvae/58a41eedf7b67e73463c4a89/citation/download.]

18/08/2020

ID of 1st Pic: Checkered Keelback, Asiatic water snake,
(Dhanda Sapa in Odia)
Round pupil, two oblique black streaks near eye, black colored checkered pattern on dorsal body

ID of 2nd Pic: UNKNOWN,
But it's a fish (casual eyes might see it as a snake).
Note the dorsal fin running over the body.

, August,2020

17/08/2020

Natural selection preserves behaviors that enhance fitness.

Altruism: Behavior that reduces an individual’s fitness while increasing the fitness of another individual.

17/08/2020

Both the species are threatened with extinction.

The easiest way to distinguish African elephants from Asian elephants is to look at the ears and shape of forehead.

[Source:
for Figure 1:
https://www.elephantretirementpark.com/elephant-post/34
for Figure 2:
http://www.trunktruths.com/asian-vs-african-elephants/ #!/asian-vs-african-elephants/ ]

16/08/2020

South Orissa ER is isolated from other Elephant Reserves of Odisha, and is the ER with lowest elephant density.

[Source: Sar, Chanchal. (2004). The Asian Elephants In Orissa, India - Population status, conservation and Management of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).. ....... , India.]

15/08/2020

Bharat is MORE than just 1.3 billion people.

Fall in love with the Natural World of Bharat
Filmed across the length and Breadth of this country

14/08/2020

Only 3 catagotries are considered as threatened by IUCN: , and

Use the link to find out the criteria for each catagory>>
https://iucn-csg.org/red-list-categories/