UPSC Prelims 2017
Environment & Ecology
Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
Explanation
An environment ministry's expert committee approved Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh as the second home for Asiatic lions found only in Gir National Park. However, the Gujarat government will not share lions unless 33 studies as mandated by the International Wildlife Watchdog IUCN is completed.