{"id":83201,"date":"2026-01-19T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83201"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:10:32","slug":"indian-bison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-bison\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Bison"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Bison Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian bison population in Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary has recorded a robust jump of 189 individuals within a year, taking the total head count to 848.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Bison<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the largest species among the <\/span><b>wild cattle and the Bovidae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 These are indigenous to the <\/span><b>South and Southeast parts of Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gaurs are primarily found in <\/span><b>evergreen and semi-evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with moist deciduous forests with open grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They prefer hilly-terrains below an altitude of <\/span><b>1,500-1,800 m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with large and undisturbed forest tracts and abundant water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status of Indian Bison<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/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\">Wild Life Protection Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It plays a vital role in maintaining ecological balance in forests besides serving as <\/span><b>important prey species for tigers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also help shape vegetation dynamics and <\/span><b>contribute to seed dispersal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b> <b>Loss of habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout most of their range. Another serious concern is susceptibility to domestic cattle diseases like rinderpest, hoof, or mouth disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Debrigarh wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated in the <\/span><b>Bargarh district of Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located near <\/span><b>Hirakud Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the longest dam in India and the longest earthen dam in the world) on the Mahanadi River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most of the plant sanctuary is covered with <\/span><b>mixed and dry deciduous forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Major trees found here are Sal, Asana, Bija, Aanla, Dhaura, etc..<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian leopards, sloth bears, chousingha (four-horned antelope), sambar deer, gaurs (Indian bison).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/odisha\/2026\/Jan\/18\/bison-population-in-debrigarh-sanctuary-at-848-jumps-28-per-cent-in-a-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Bison is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae. 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