{"id":13606,"date":"2025-12-12T11:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13606"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:55:33","slug":"western-tragopan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-tragopan\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Tragopan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Western Tragopan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s western tragopan population is steadied by captive breeding but human disturbance and habitat fragmentation continue to endanger its future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Western Tragopan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>western horned tragopan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is amongst the rarest of all living pheasants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to its beautiful plumage and large size, this bird is <\/span><b>locally known as \u2018jujurana\u2019 or \u2018king of birds\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the rarest and most stunning <\/span><b>pheasant species in the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These birds are <\/span><b>shy and ground-dwelling.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are usually <\/span><b>active during dawn and dusk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, moving quietly through dense undergrowth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>state bird of Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is endemic to <\/span><b>the northwest Himalaya,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within a narrow range from Hazara in north Pakistan through <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to the western part of Garhwal.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upper part of <\/span><b>Great Himalayan National Park\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GHNP) forest zone holds the world\u2019s <\/span><b>largest known population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of western tragopan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It prefers a <\/span><b>habitat of ringal (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dwarf) bamboo beneath dense forest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It feeds mostly on leaves, shoots and seeds, but also consumes insects and other invertebrates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Breeding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It breeds <\/span><b>during May to June,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> laying 3\u20135 eggs in concealed nests on the forest floor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habitat loss, hunting pressure and <\/span><b>anthropogenic disturbances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which includes livestock grazing, minor forest produce collection like medicinal herbs etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status: IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/western-tragopan-india-steadied-by-captive-breeding-reintroduction-delayed\/article70379668.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Tragopan  is also known as the western horned tragopan, is amongst the rarest of all living pheasants. 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