Q. With reference to the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), consider the following statements:
1.Project Snow Leopard is one of the initiatives of WTI.
2.Great Indian Bustard has been a focus of WTI’s conservation efforts.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is incorrect. Project Snow Leopard is a government initiative launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2009. It is not specifically associated with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
Statement 2 is correct. The Wildlife Trust of India has been involved in conservation efforts for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, along with other organizations such as the Wildlife Institute of India and WWF-India.
Source: The Hindu
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