Consider the following statements about ungulates: 1. Ungulates are hoofed mammals that walk on their toes. 2. There is a direct relation between low level of ungulate population and high level of human-animal conflicts in a forest. 3. A very first assessment of ungulates population has been done in India by the UNEP. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements about ungulates:
1.Ungulates are hoofed mammals that walk on their toes.
2.There is a direct relation between low level of ungulate population and high level of human-animal conflicts in a forest.
3.A very first assessment of ungulates population has been done in India by the UNEP.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct

Statement 1 is correct: Ungulates are hoofed mammals that walk on their toes. The word ungulate comes from the Latin word “unguis” which means nail, claw or hoof.

Statement 2 is correct: There is a direct link between low prey numbers and human-wildlife conflict.

Statement 3 is incorrect: It is a first-of-its-kind assessment of ungulates conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), using data from India’s 2022 tiger census.

Source: IE

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