In 2020, which of the following tiger reserves won the ‘TX2 Award’ for its efforts to increase the tiger population?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
- The Pilibhit Tiger Reserves received the "TX2 Award" in 2020 for their work to boost the tiger population.
- For more than doubling the number of tigers in the previous four years, the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR - Uttar Pradesh) received the international TX2 award. The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, which is in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, received notification as a tiger reserve in 2014.
- It is located in Uttar Pradesh at the boundary between India and Nepal, in the Terai plains and Himalayan foothills.