Hog Deer | Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Context

Hog deer spotted inside Rajaji Tiger Resrve for the 1^st time.

Hog Deer

• Solitary creature – spotted in small group
• Sedentary and does not migrate
• Males mark territorial boundary with glandular secretions
• Native – Indian Subcontinent and Indo- Gangetic Plain
• Appears to prefer dense forests, but seen in open grasslands, and occasionally in wetlands
• Conservation Status
  • IUCN: Endangered
  • WPA 1972: Schedule I

Rajaji Tiger Reserve

• Location – Uttarakhand (Haridwar)
• Established in 1983
• Named after freedom fighter C Rajagopalachari – “Rajaji”
• Declared as “Tiger Reserve” in 2015
• Flora: Broadleaved Deciduous Forest, grasslands, scrubland and pine forest
• Rivers – Ganga and Song
• Dam – Chilla Dam
• Other Protected Areas:
  • Jim Corbett National Park (1^st National Park of India)
  • Gangotri  National Park
  • Nandhaur Natioal Park
  • Valley of Flower (UNESCO Heritage Site)
  • Nanda Devi National Park ( UNESCO Heritage Site)

Source: The Times Of India

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Previous Year Question

Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]

(a) Manas National Park
(b) Namdapha National Park
(c) Neora Valley National Park
(d) Valley of Flowers National Park

Answer: (d)

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