{"id":106539,"date":"2026-06-03T15:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106539"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:32:32","slug":"yellow-throated-marten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yellow-throated-marten\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-Throated Marten"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Yellow-Throated Marten Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaziranga National Park recently recorded its first sighting of the yellow-throated marten, highlighting Assam&#8217;s conservation success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Yellow-Throated Marten<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The yellow-throated marten, also known as the <\/span><b>kharza<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a marten species found in forested regions throughout <\/span><b>Southern and Eastern Asia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>marten is a<\/b> <b>slender-bodied mammal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>weasel family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mustelidae), which also includes otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Martes flavigula\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Yellow-Throated Marten <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their range extends <\/span><b>throughout the Himalayas, as far south as Indonesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and as <\/span><b>far north as the Korean Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Chinese-Russian border.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They occupy a variety of habitats. They live in <\/span><b>coniferous and broad-leaved forests, montane forests,<\/b> <b>tropical dry and moist forests.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also found in shrublands, lowland swamps, and treeless mountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Yellow-Throated Marten <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>largest of the Old World martens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is notable for its <\/span><b>flexible and muscular appearance.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult males range from 50 to 71.9 cm in length.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lengthy <\/span><b>tail <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is about <\/span><b>two-thirds of their body length.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The head is black or dark brown, the <\/span><b>back and underside<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>light brown or yellow, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>chest and throat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are<\/span><b> bright yellow or golden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the tail is mostly black or dark brown.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer coloration is darker and duller than in winter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>fearless animal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span><b> no natural predators, because of its powerful build<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its <\/span><b>bright coloration <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>unpleasant odor.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Yellow-Throated Marten <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/kaziranga-records-first-yellow-throated-marten\/article71053318.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yellow-Throated Marten is a marten species found in forested regions throughout Southern and Eastern Asia. 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