Q. With reference to Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary consider the following statements:
1.It lies in Karnataka.
2.Grizzled giant squirrel is found in this sanctuary.
3.Nandimangalam-Ulibanda elephant corridor falls in this sanctuary.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Statement 1: Statement is incorrect. Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Tamil Nadu. It is 17th wildlife sanctuary of Tamil Nadu.
Statement 2: Grizzled giant squirrel, four-horned antelope, and Lesser Fish Eagle which are exclusively dependent on the Cauvery River and its riverine forest ecosystem, are found in Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary.
Statement 3: Two important and large elephant corridors namely, the Nandimangalam-Ulibanda Corridor and the Kovaipallam-Anebiddahalla Corridor fall in this area.
Source: The Indian Express
