Consider the following statements:1.Tiger Reserves are notified by the Central Government as per provisions of Section 40W of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.2.A tiger reserve cannot be de-notified by a State Government unless it's in the public interest and approved by the Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wild Life.3.Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of tigers in the country.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Tiger Reserves are notified by the Central Government as per provisions of Section 40W of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
2.A tiger reserve cannot be de-notified by a State Government unless it’s in the public interest and approved by the Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wild Life.
3.Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of tigers in the country.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is incorrect. Tiger Reserves are notified by State Governments as per provisions of Section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

Statements 2 and 3 are correct. A tiger reserve cannot be de-notified by a State Government unless it’s in the public interest and approved by the Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wild Life. Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of tigers in the country (785), followed by Karnataka (563), Uttarakhand (560), and Maharashtra (444).

Source: ForumIAS

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