Question: India and which four rhino range nations have signed a declaration The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019 for the conservation and protection of the species?
(a) Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia
(b) Bhutan, South Africa, Indonesia and Malaysia
(c) Bhutan, Namibia, Indonesia and Malaysia
(d) Bhutan, Kenya, Indonesia and Malaysia
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 4 March 2019, India and four rhino range nations have signed a declaration ‘The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019’ for the conservation and protection of the species at the recently held Second Asian Rhino Range Countries meeting.
- India will collaborate with Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia to increase the population of three species of Asian rhinos, including the Greater one-horned rhinoceros found in the Indian sub-continent.
- 2nd Asian Rhino Range Countries meeting (from February 26 to 28, 2019) was held at New Delhi and organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Government of India in collaboration with the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Asian Rhino Specialist Group, WWF (World Wide Fund)- India and Aaranyak.
- The declaration was signed to conserve and review the population of the Greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhinos every four years to reassess the need for joint actions to secure their future.
- The declaration includes undertaking studies on health issues of the rhinos, their potential diseases and taking necessary steps; collaborating and strengthening wildlife forensics for the purpose of investigation and strengthening of transboundary collaboration among India, Nepal and Bhutan for the conservation and protection of the Greater one-horned rhino.
By Achyutanand Pandey
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-to-collaborate-with-four-nations-to-protect-asian-rhinos/article26431985.ece
https://www.wwfindia.org/?18141/Asian-rhino-range-countries-commit-to-secure-the-future-of-Asian-rhinos
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-collaborates-with-four-nations-to-protect-asian-rhinos-119030400613_1.html