UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?

  1. Corbett National Park
  2. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. Sariska National Park

Answer

Correct Answer

Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary

Explanation

Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh was identified and prepared as an alternate habitat for translocating Asiatic lions from the Gir Forest in Gujarat, to reduce risk from a single-location population.

Topics: asiatic lion translocation, geography, kuno palpur wildlife sanctuary, wildlife conservation and translocation