Which of the following Tiger Reserves was granted the ‘Conservation Assured Tiger Standards’ status in July 2021?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
- Mudumalai National Park is one of the Tiger Reserve in India. The Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the North West region of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu state.
- This is the first Sanctuary to be set up in India and forms part of the Jawharlal Nehru National Park.
- In April 2007, the Tamil Nadu state government declared Mudumalai as a Tiger Reserve, under the section 38V of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, in an effort to conserve the country's dwindling Tiger populations.