Consider the following statements regarding Sangai deer: It is subspec...
Recently the Manipur Government has expressed its reservations to the Centre over a hydro-electric modernisation plan in the state’s famous Loktak Lake saying it could be detrimental to Sangai deer.
- It is subspecies of Eld's deer endemic to Manipur.
- It also has immense cultural relevance to Manipur.
- Distribution: It is found only in Keibul Lamjao National Park – the largest single mass of phumdi is in the Loktak Lake – in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.
- Appearance
- It is a medium-sized deer, with uniquely distinctive antlers, with extremely long brow tine, which form the main beam.
- The forward protruding beam appears to come out from the eyebrow, hence called the brow-antlered deer.
- It has a dark reddish-brown winter coat, which turns paler in summer.
- The deer walks on the hind surface of its pasterns with mincing hops over floating foliage, and is hence also called the Dancing Deer.
- Conservation status
- IUCN: Critically Endangered
- The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Schedule-1
Hence both statements are correct.
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Consider the following statements regarding Sangai deer: It is subspec...
Introduction:
The question is related to Sangai deer, a subspecies of Elds deer found in Manipur. The statements provided are about its subspecies and its conservation status according to the IUCN Red List. Let's analyze each statement to determine its correctness.
Analysis:
Statement 1: It is a subspecies of Elds deer endemic to Manipur.
- Sangai deer, also known as the Manipur brow-antlered deer, is indeed a subspecies of Elds deer (Cervus eldi) found exclusively in the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur, India. This park is the only floating national park in the world, located in the Loktak Lake.
- Therefore, statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2: It is categorized as a Critically Endangered species under the IUCN Red List.
- The IUCN Red List is a comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
- Sangai deer (Cervus eldi eldi) is indeed categorized as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
- The Critically Endangered status is given to species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Factors like habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, along with poaching and invasive species, threaten the survival of Sangai deer.
- Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
Conclusion:
Both statements provided in the question are correct. Sangai deer is a subspecies of Elds deer found only in Manipur, and it is categorized as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List.