30 Years Of Project Elephant Flashcards
In which year project elephant was introduced?
1992
To commemorate the successful completion of 30 years of project elephant in 2022, the environment ministry has decided to hold Gaj Utsav would serve 2023 at which place?
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
The elephant is________ animal of India
Is national heritage animal
What is the gestation period of elephants?
22 months
Which animal has the longest gestational period among mammals?
Elephant
Where is kaziranga National Park located?
Assam
Among the States in India, which state has the highest elephant population?
Karnataka
India is home to more than____% of world’s elephant population.
60%
India’s 1st elephant reserve under project elephant was established in which state?
Jharkhand
MIKE program stands for____
Monitoring of illegal killing of elephants
Mike program was mandated by which Resolution?
CITES COP resolution
Mike program began in South Asia in which year?
2003
The ministry of environment and forests launch the ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ campaign in collaboration with____________
Wildlife trust of India (WTI)
The Haathi Mere Saathi programme was launched in which year?
2011
What is the aim of project elephant?
Increasing the population of elephants and to secure their habitat
How many Elephant reserves are there in India?
32
The Haathi Mere Saathi was launched at which ministeral meeting?
Elephant-8 (E-8)
European Union has been the largest donor to the MIKE programme in Asia since which year?
2017
What are the single biggest threats to elephant corridors in central India?
Coal mining and iron ore mining
Elephants are listed in which schedule of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act,1972?
Schedule I
Who is the current minister of the ministry of environment and forests?
Bhupender Yadav
Who is the minister of state for the ministry of climate change and forests?
Ashwini Vaishnav
The ministry of environment and forests is headquartered at_______
New Delhi
What is the national portal on human elephant conflict called?
Surakshya
What is the name of the technology used by the government in order to provide fodder and water augmentation in the forest areas?
LiDAR technology
Who is in charge of the herd of the elephants?
The largest an oldest female herd member
Under which project, bee boxes will be used as a fence to prevent the attack of elephants?
Project RE-HAB
Which appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) are elephants classified?
Appendix 1
The Convention on International Trade in a Endangered species of Flora and Fauna is headquartered at______
Geneva, Switzerland
The CITES is administered by United Nations under_____
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Who is the current Secretary General of CITES?
Ivonne Higuero
India is a member of CITES since___
1976
CITES stand for ________
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna
The elephant task force was established under the leadership of_______
Mahesh Rangarajan
What is the name of the report that was Issued by the elephant task force?
Gajah:Securing the Future of Elephants in India
In which year the elephant task force was established?
2010
The 1st Elephant reserve was established in which year?
2001
The IUCN red list of the threatened species classifies Asian elephants as _____
Endangered
The IUCN is headquartered at____
Gland, Switzerland
