ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE
Wildlife Sanctuaries
Union Government Rolls Out Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan for Northeast India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan (CAP) covering Northeastern states.
Formulated under the GoI-GEF-UNDP initiative, the plan identifies 14 high-priority landscape corridors to restore degraded habitats.
The action plan was officially released during the 91st Standing Committee meeting of the National Board for Wildlife in Coimbatore.
Perspective: Protecting vulnerable indicator species like the clouded leopard reinforces ecosystem connectivity across the biodiversity-rich Eastern Himalayas.
Formulated under the GoI-GEF-UNDP initiative, the plan identifies 14 high-priority landscape corridors to restore degraded habitats.
The action plan was officially released during the 91st Standing Committee meeting of the National Board for Wildlife in Coimbatore.
Perspective: Protecting vulnerable indicator species like the clouded leopard reinforces ecosystem connectivity across the biodiversity-rich Eastern Himalayas.
Key Facts / Static GK
IUCN Status of Clouded Leopard: Vulnerable
Scientific Name of Clouded Leopard: Neofelis nebulosa
Meghalaya State Animal: Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name of Clouded Leopard: Neofelis nebulosa
Meghalaya State Animal: Clouded Leopard
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