{"id":72206,"date":"2026-03-07T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72206"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:49:22","slug":"striped-hyena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/striped-hyena\/","title":{"rendered":"Striped Hyena"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Striped Hyena Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have urged the inclusion of the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Appendix I and II of the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) at the upcoming Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Striped Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of four <\/span><b>species belonging to the family Hyaenidae.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other three are the Spotted Hyena, the Brown Hyena and the Aardwolf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a bit <\/span><b>smaller than the spotted hyenas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has stripes all over their bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits savannas, grasslands, semi-deserts, open woodlands, and mountainous regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found in South Asia (India, Nepal, Afghanistan), North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, and Central Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ranges across<\/span><b> Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North as well as Sub-Saharan), the Middle East (West Asia) as well as Asia (Central and South Asia).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Striped Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are territorial creatures and <\/span><b>scent-mark their territorial boundaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a warning to their rivals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Striped hyenas are <\/span><b>primarily scavengers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and eat mainly carrion and human refuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult Striped hyena females are dominant over males and aggressive toward other females.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The striped hyena is <\/span><b>generally considered solitary,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but has some social organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Movements:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits diverse movement patterns including <\/span><b>long-distance dispersal events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>seasonal or nomadic movements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in response to prey availability and environmental conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>arid and semi-arid regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where resources are scarce and patchily distributed, striped hyenas may range widely and crossing international borders in search of food and water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of of Striped Hyena\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Near Threatened.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/in-run-up-to-cms-cop15-tajikistan-and-uzbekistan-urge-inclusion-of-striped-hyena-in-appendix-i-and-ii-of-the-convention-of-migratory-species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striped Hyena is one of four species belonging to the family Hyaenidae. 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