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State Bank of India Foundation
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World Wide Fund for Nature
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Both A and B
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None of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Current Context: The State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) India entered into a partnership for Red Panda transboundary conservation in Sikkim, and Darjeeling & Kalimpong districts of West Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -WWF monitors red pandas and their habitat across India, Nepal and Bhutan to better understand the species.
Detailed explanation-3: -The International Union for Conservation of Nature has prioritized four major categories of action for conserving red pandas: protect against habitat loss, reduce habitat degradation, reduce deaths of red pandas (through poaching and removing man-made threats) and improve awareness.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Red Panda Network is a nonprofit organization that protects red pandas and their habitat. They work with local community groups to establish wildlife corridors, train “forest guardians” to raise awareness about red pandas, and work with villagers to establish protected areas.
Detailed explanation-5: -Listed as Endangered in the IUCN red list of Threatened Species and under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the red panda has the highest legal protection.