National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries Test - 1

Bori Wildlife Sanctuary  is located in  Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh  state and covers  518 sq km.

• Kruger National Park   is the largest national park situated in   South Africa.  
• It is located in the west of the Lebombo Mountains on the Mozambique border.
• It  is the part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere area which is designated by the UNESCO.

• The sanctuary was established  under the project tiger .
• It is also a national park .
• In Karnataka, the second highest tiger population  can be found.
• Nagarhole national park  is adjacent to the Bandipur national park.
• For Maharaja of the kingdom of Mysore , it was at a time a  private hunting reserve .
• Now it has been updated to a tiger reserve.
• The sanctuary is known   for the  wildlife sanctuary  and many types of biomes, 
• A large number of dry deciduous forests can be found here.
• The Ministry of Environment and Forest and Karnataka forest department is the governing body for the sanctuary.
• Bandipur is located in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, 
• Here the Deccan plateau meets the Western Ghat.

• The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention .
• Ramsar Convention is an international treaty  for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
• With this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India has gone up  to 49.

• The Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary  in Rajasthan was notified as India 's 52nd tiger reserve on May 16, 2022.
• This is Rajasthan 's fourth tiger reserve after Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra.
• According to "Status of Tigers in India "report released in 2019, there are  2,967 tigers in 20 states  across the country.

The correct answer is Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary.

• 'Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary 'is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh.
• It is a potential site for the re-introduction of Cheetah in India.

• Askot Wildlife Sanctuary  in  Uttarakhand ’s Pithoragarh  has been declared as an  Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)  by the  Union Environment Ministry .
• The sanctuary area is now limited from the original area of 599.93 square km  to only  454.65 square km  giving a comparatively little area for the fauna to move around.
• Known as  ‘Green Paradise on the Earth ’,  the sanctuary was established in  1986 .

• The  Geological Survey of India (GSI)  has approved the setting up of the  country 's first GeoPark   at Lamheta village  on the banks of the  Narmada River  in  Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh .
• The estimated cost of this project is ₹ 35 crore.
• A  GeoPark   is a unified area that advances the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way and promotes the economic well-being of the people who live there.
• This site is already there in the UNESCO geo-heritage tentative list  for the conservation of the natural heritage.
• In 1828, the first dinosaur fossil was collected from the Lameta Bed by Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer William Sleeman.
• This project will be spread on seven acres   of land that has already been transferred by the Jabalpur district administration to the MP Science and Technology Council.

• The  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  has constituted a task force to monitor cheetah introduction  in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
• The task force is constituted to  review, progress and monitor the health of cheetah , upkeep of the quarantine and soft release enclosures, and protection status of entire area.
• It will be in force for a period of two years.

The Wildlife Protection Act of  1972:

• The  Wildlife Protection Act of 1972  was  enacted  in order  to protect and conserve wildlife in India. 
• It contains  provisions to counter illegal poaching, hunting and killing of wild animals  and includes schedules detailing endangered or otherwise protected  species such as Elephants, Bengal Tigers, Lions and other wild animals  that are threatened due to poaching and hunting. 
• The Act specifies the  setting up of sanctuaries and natural parks  etc. to aid the conservation effort and calls for the appointment and creation of a Chief Wildlife Warden and Wildlife Advisory Board for the purpose.