UPSC Prelims 2017 – Question 95

Here is Question No. 95 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017

Q95. Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?

a) Corbett National Park
b) KunoPalpur Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
d) Sariska National Park

The correct answer is Option 2. 

• Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project 

• An expert committee from the environment ministry has approved the Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh as a second home for Asiatic lions. Hence, option 2 is correct. 

• The Asiatic lion’s last wild population can be found in the Gir Forest National Park region of Gujarat. 
• Epidemics, natural disasters, and other anthropogenic factors all pose threats to a single population. 
• In the interest of the genetic stability of these species, the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 in favour of translocating Asiatic lions to Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary. 
• However, the Gujarat government will not share lions until 33 studies mandated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are completed. 

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