Hello Friends, here are the answers to today’s Amazon Quiz 30 Aug 2020. Today’s quiz question is about conservation of big cat – Lion, listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List.
August 10 is dedicated to the conservation of which big cat, listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List?
Question 2: August 10 is dedicated to the conservation of which big cat, listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List?
Answer: Lion
Question 3: In terms of Airplanes, _________ is painted orange or bright yellow for easy discovery after a crash as it helps with investigations.
Answer: Black Box
Question 4: Traditional festive sweet dish 'Khaje', spicy Harmal Chilli and Moira Banana from which Indian state were recently awarded GI tags?
Answer: Goa
Question 5: Which country recently successfully tested the Arrow 2 missile system?
Answer: Israel
And if you missed:
Question 1: Which Indian cricketer along with MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2020?
Answer: Suresh Raina
August 10 is dedicated to the conservation of Lion – a big cat, listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List.
August 10 – World Lion Day for the conservation of this big cat
World Lion Day is observed every year on August 10 to raise awareness and gather support for lion conservation. This big cat is listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List. There are five types of big cats in India. Asiatic lion, the Royal Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard.
What is IUCN Red List?
The IUCN Red List is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. With its strong scientific base, the IUCN Red List is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the standing of biological diversity.
The IUCN Red List Categories define the extinction risk of species assessed. Nine categories extend from NE (Not Evaluated) to EX (Extinct). Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) and Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be threatened with extinction.
Big Cat
The term “Big Cat” is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera species – namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. These species can roar, Except for the snow leopard. Lion is a Big Cat listed as an endangered species.