PIB Notes
Civil Services Chronicle Online, November, 2019 :
Poba Reserved Forest
- The Poba Reserved Forest will soon be a wildlife sanctuary.
- MoEFCC has directed the Assam government to take necessary steps to declare the Poba reserve forest in the state’s Dhemaji district a wildlife sanctuary.
Poison Fire Coral
- Poison Fire Coral is one of world’s deadliest fungi.
- It was found recently in north Queensland, a long way from its usual home in Japan and Korea.
- Poison fire coral, typically found on tree roots and in the soil, is the only known fungus whose toxins are absorbed through the skin.