FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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Asiactic Lion
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Tigers
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rhinos
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are approximately 600 Asiatic lions left in the Gir Forest of Western India, their last remaining natural habitat. This small population survives in a tiny patch of forest where one disease epidemic or forest fire could wipe them out forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest zone located 43 km north-east of Somnath. It is also known as Sasan Gir. It is popular worldwide for being the sole home of Asiatic Lions in the wilderness and is considered to be one of the most significant protected areas in all of Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are only several hundred Asiatic lions in the wild, and they only live in the Gir Forest, India, in an area that is smaller than Greater London.