Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
- Corbett National Park
- Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sariska National Park
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh was approved as the second home for Asiatic lions from Gir National Park, Gujarat, but Gujarat refused relocation until 33 studies mandated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are completed.
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Option (a) is incorrect
- Jim Corbett National Park, Corbett Tiger Reserve:
- It is the oldest National Park in India and is located in Nainital.
- Corbett Tiger Reserve’s core area is formed by Jim Corbett National Park, while the buffer contains Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Ramganga, Sonanadi and Kosi are the major rivers flowing through the National Park, and Ramganga Reservoir is located within the National Park.
- Major Fauna: Bengal tigers, elephants, leopards, Himalayan black bears, Himalayan goral, rhesus macaque.
- Corbett National Park is one of the thirteen protected areas covered by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature under their Terai Arc Landscape Program.
Option (c) is incorrect
- Mudumalai National Park, Tiger Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It lies on the north-western side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri district. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.
- Vegetation: tropical moist deciduous, dry deciduous and dry thorn forests.
- Major Fauna: Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, leopard, bonnet macaque, sloth bear, sambar, Indian giant squirrel.
- Avian Major Fauna: Indian white-rumped vulture (CR) and Indian Vulture (CR).
Option (d) is incorrect
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Sariska National Park, Tiger Reserve:
- It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests’ ecoregion. It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper.
- Vegetation: Arid forests, dry deciduous forests, scrub-thorn and grasslands.
- Major Fauna: Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, golden jackal, chital, sambar deer, nilgai, rhesus macaque.
- Threats: Marble mining, habitat loss and poaching.
- In 2005, it was reported that there were no tigers left in Sariska. In 2008, two tigers from Ranthambhore National Park were relocated to Sariska Tiger Reserve.
