{"id":6825,"date":"2025-06-28T11:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6825"},"modified":"2025-06-28T12:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T07:10:06","slug":"kharai-camel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kharai-camel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kharai Camel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kharai Camel Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh\u2019s Kharai camels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kharai Camel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>indigenous to Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, derives its name from the local term \u201cKhara,\u201d meaning saline, reflecting its <\/span><b>adaptability to both desert and coastal ecosystems.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kharai is known for its <\/span><b>rare ability to swim long distances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and graze on mangroves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The camels swim long distances in the sea to reach its grazing areas, usually more than 3 km at a time <\/span><b>even in deep waters.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been preserved by the <\/span><b>Rabari and Fakirani Jat tribes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for over 400 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These camels exist, primarily in Kutch, where they play a crucial role in local ecosystems, particularly in maintaining mangrove forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kharai camel milk is not only rich in nutrients but also <\/span><b>has therapeutic properties.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The milk contains antibodies that are similar to those found in human milk, making it easier to digest and beneficial for boosting the immune system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status: IUCN: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/despite-ngt-orders-illegal-salt-pans-and-encroachment-of-creeks-continue-to-threaten-kachchhs-kharai-camels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kharai Camels are a rare camel breed adapted to the salt marshes of Kutch, Gujarat, known for swimming and grazing on mangroves. Read more about Kharai Camel, Habitat, Camel Milk, Conservation Status, Latest News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":52274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1125,21,22,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-6825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-kharai-camel","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}