Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Gangetic dolphins are listed Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
2.World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) conducted the first-ever census of Gangetic dolphins.
3.Gangetic dolphins do not leave biological traces.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Gangetic dolphins are listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List due to threats such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing nets, and pollution. Gangetic dolphins, being aquatic animals, do not leave biological traces like land animals do, making their population estimation challenging. They rely on echolocation and are mostly underwater, which complicates direct observation.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The first-ever comprehensive census of Gangetic dolphins was conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under the Environment Ministry.
Source: The Hindu
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