ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY PART -3

Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Karnataka's Kodagu (Coorg) district. This sanctuary is part of the Western Ghats.

Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tripura. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 0.86 sq. km.

Borel Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of Assam. This sanctuary is spread over an area of 326.24 sq. km.

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of Karnataka. This sanctuary was initially known as the Jagara Valley Wildlife Sanctuary'. It was established in the year 1951. In the year 1974, this sanctuary was named 'Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary' after the Bhadra river. Various species of animals and birds like tigers, leopards, wild dogs, elephants, sambas, gaur spotted deers, and pangolins are found in this sanctuary.

The Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for the Indian wild donkey. It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India.

Sonitpur Elephant Reserve is not located in Odisha. All other three options are correct.

Trees bind the soil by their roots, reducing the soil erosion caused by the flowing water. Thus, forests protect the soil from shedding or erosion.

The Nallamala Forest Range is part of the Eastern Ghats range in the southern part of India, bordering the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh state and Mahbub Nagar and Nalgonda districts of Telangana

The Government of India launched Project Elephant in the year 1992 as a centrally sponsored scheme with the following objectives-

• To protect elephants, their habitat, and corridors.

Solving the problems of human-animal conflict.

Welfare of domesticated elephants

SriVilliputhur Elephant Sanctuary is located in the state of Tamil Nadu.