Binturong - The Hindu - 01/12/22

Context:
The police and forest officials in Manipur's Ukhrul town have been scanning “gambling dens” following reports of wild animals (dead or alive) such as Binturong being offered as prizes for raffle draws (a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money).
-Different types of birds such as the grey-sided thrush and tragopans (often called horned pheasants) have also been spotted.
-Blyth’s tragopan is the State bird of Nagaland.
Relevance:
Conservation - Prelims
About:
Binturong, (Arctictis binturong), also called bear cat or cat bear, catlike omnivore of the civet family (Viverridae), found in dense forests of Southeast Asia.
It has long shaggy hair, tufted ears, and a long, bushy, prehensile tail. The colour generally is black with a sprinkling of whitish hairs.
The binturong is principally nocturnal and crepuscular (that is, active during twilight).
Its range extends from Nepal, India, and Bhutan southward to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java and eastward to Borneo.
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable

Blyth’s Tragopan:-
Distribution: Bhutan, China, India, Myanma.
Conservation: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable