{"id":65818,"date":"2025-09-30T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=65818"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:28:44","slug":"pallid-fish-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pallid-fish-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallid Fish Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pallid Fish Eagle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a survey conducted jointly by the State Forest Department and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed rare nesting of Pallid Fish Eagle in Corbett Tiger Reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pallid Fish Eagle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Pallas\u2019s sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a large, brownish sea eagle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be seen near lakes, marshes and large rivers, from lowlands to 5,000 metres of elevation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It feeds primarily on fish, but many other prey are part of its diet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It breeds usually near water in a <\/span><b>large nest placed in a tall tree.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>partially migratory,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Central Asian birds <\/span><b>wintering among the southern Asian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> birds in northern India, and also further west to the Persian Gulf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in the east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia,China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IUCN Red List: <\/span><b>Endangered<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Humans contribute to the decline of this species through habitat degradation, pollution, and draining or overfishing lakes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/corbett-tiger-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Tiger Reserve<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located on the foothills of the <\/span><b>Himalayas in Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was originally established as <\/span><b>Hailey National Park in 1936.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not only the first national park in India, but also the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The terrain is undulating with several valleys. The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over the <\/span><b>Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a deep-water table.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> North Indian <\/span><b>tropical moist deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tropical dry deciduous forests. In general, the vegetation comprises sal and mixed forests, interspersed with grass lands and riparian vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2025\/Sep\/28\/rare-nesting-of-pallid-fish-eagle-among-30-raptor-species-documented-in-corbett-tiger-reserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New India Express<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pallid Fish Eagle, also known as Pallas\u2019s sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle. 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