Indian Gaur
- August 23, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Environment
Context:
A pregnant Gaur was shot and killed by six men in Kerala’s Malappuram district earlier this month
Concept:
- The gaur is a wild bovid that is native to the forests of South and Southeast Asia.
- It is biggest among wild cattle.
- It is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List.
- The first population estimation exercise of the Indian Gaur (Bison) was carried out in the Nilgiris Forest Division, Tamil Nadu. World Wide Fund for Nature India assisted the exercise and highlighted that there are estimated 2,000 Indian gaurs across the division.