Context:
Wildlife Institute of India is launching India’s first Fishing Cat Collaring Project at Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary.
Fishing Cat:
- Medium-sized wild cat
- Solitary and nocturnal hunters, strong swimmers.
- Habitat – Swamps and marshy areas
- Distribution – Found in Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, parts of Pakistan, western India to southern China, Java, Sumatra.
- Conservation Status –
- IUCN: Vulnerable
- CITES: Appendix II
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule I
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location – Andhra Pradesh
- Part of the Godavari estuary
- Vegetation – Extensive mangrove and dry deciduous tropical forests.
- Flora – Mangrove plants like Rhizophora, Avicennia, Sonnertia.
- Fauna – Home to endangered mammals like Smooth Indian otter, Fishing cat, Jackal.
- Breeding ground for Olive ridley turtles
Source: TH
Previous year question
What is/are unique about ‘Kharai camel’, a breed found in India?
1. It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater.
2. It survives by grazing on mangroves.
3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Statement 3 is incorrect. It can be domesticated.