{"id":7459,"date":"2020-04-09T12:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7459"},"modified":"2020-04-09T12:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:52:56","slug":"pench-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/pench-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pench Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section\" data-type=\"type-1\" data-alignment=\"left\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Environment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-75020044\/75020044.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus alert for tigers comes two days after mystery death in ...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u2022 The spectre of COVID-19 has made its appearance in one of India\u2019s most storied tiger reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The death of a 10-year-old ailing male tiger, in the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) \u2014 the country\u2019s most munificent reserve that succumbed to a \u2018respiratory illness\u2019 last Saturday would have been a routine affair.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Asha_Rajvanshi\/publication\/325569486\/figure\/fig1\/AS:634111072952320@1528195269791\/Study-area-and-the-Pench-Tiger-Reserve.png\" alt=\"Study area and the Pench Tiger Reserve. | Download Scientific Diagram\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 But a report of a confirmed COVID-19 infection in a tiger at the Bronx Zoo, in New York, United States and advisories by divisions of the Environment Ministry that deal with the protection of the cats in zoos, as well as in Tiger Reserves has officials in the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The organisation that manages the protection of India\u2019s 3,000-odd tigers puzzling on whether the tiger should be tested for the novel coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Swabs from the throat and nose to test for rhinotracheitis, a viral infection that afflicts cats and causes respiratory illness were collected, an official at the NTCA, Delhi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 However, it was unlikely to be enough to test for COVID and given the remoteness of the forests and lockdown in effect, would likely degrade and be unsuitable for testing.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? 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