{"id":3918,"date":"2026-07-10T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:25:30","slug":"mugger-crocodiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mugger-crocodiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugger Crocodiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mugger Crocodile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, an investigation has revealed that a banned pesticide named Aldrin was responsible for the deaths of mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) in the Chandraloi river of Rajasthan\u2019s Kota district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mugger Crocodile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a medium-sized crocodile and a member of the <\/span><b>genus Crocodylus.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has the <\/span><b>broadest snout among living crocodiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It has a powerful tail and webbed feet. Its visual, hearing, and smelling senses are acute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in a <\/span><b>number of freshwater habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> types including rivers, lakes and marshes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It occurs in the <\/span><b>Indian subcontinent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as surrounding countries: Sri Lanka in the east, Iran in the west, and also Pakistan and Nepal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>a hole-nesting species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with egg-laying taking place during the annual dry season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Muggers are <\/span><b>primarily carnivorous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, eating mostly fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The main threats to this animal come from the <\/span><b>destruction of its habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and illegal <\/span><b>hunting for its skin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and for the alternative medicine market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Aldrin?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>pesticide from the organochlorine group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been <\/span><b>included in the list of banned pesticides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Government of India because it persists in the environment for a long time and pollutes soil and water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gradually <\/span><b>accumulates in the food chain and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can have serious adverse effects on the nervous system of humans and wildlife.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/amp\/story\/wildlife-biodiversity\/wildlife-biodiversitykota-mugger-crocodile-deaths-banned-pesticide-aldrin-found-in-chandraloi-river-forest-department-denies-responsibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mugger Crocodile is a medium-sized crocodile and a member of the genus Crocodylus. 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