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competition success review subscription Published this article page no 74 HARGILA The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak (a wildlife conservation organisation) were successfully able to hatch a pair of Greater Adjutant Stork (Hargila) chicks on an artificial platform within the Zoo enclosure. The Greater Adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius) is one of the rarest species of Storks out of twenty species of Storks in the world. In India 8 species of residential storks are found including Hargila. Once abundantly distributed in South and Southeast Asia this stork is now restricted to a few isolated pockets in Assam and Bihar in India and PrekToal in Cambodia Threats Habitat loss poaching and poisoning IUCN Conservation status Endangered (EN) They breed on tall trees. Cutting down of nesting trees and infrastructural construction has resulted into a breeding failure of the species and many historical breeding colonies have gone missing in its historical distribution range. PALAU IS FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN REEF TOXIC SUN CREAM Palau (located in the western Pacific Ocean) has become first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals and sea life. The ban came into effect on January 1 2020. An ingredient in sunscreen products oxybenzone is considered to be particularity harmful. According to International Coral Reef Foundation the banned chemicals can cause o corals to become more susceptible to coral bleaching o damage the DNA of coral and o deform and kill juvenile corals. Other places to announce similar ban include the US Virgin Islands where the law takes effect in March the US state of Hawaii the ban comes into effect in 2021 and the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire competition success review subscription buy.
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