Question

How many wildlife sanctuaries are in India covering more than 1,09,652 square kilometer area?
A. 570
B. 458
C. 372
D. 190

Answer 1

Hint: A wildlife sanctuary is a region where animals are kept and their surroundings are guarded against any such interference. The travel industry is not allowed in the wildlife sanctuary and individuals are not permitted unescorted in this area.

Complete answer: There are a total of 372 wildlife sanctuaries in India covering more than 1,09,652 square kilometres of the total geographical land of the country. The principal target of setting up wildlife sanctuary is to teach people regarding how to treat the wildlife creatures. The animals are dealt with care and are permitted to live quietly in their own surroundings.

Reasons for establishing a wildlife sanctuary are as follows
- One of the main reasons to establish a wildlife sanctuary is to secure the endangered species.
- Sanctuaries are also established to conserve and preserve certain species of plants which are on the brink of extinction.
- Mostly sanctuaries take up animals under their shelter to protect these endangered species from predators and humans.
- A couple of wildlife sanctuaries take in harmed and abdicated creatures and restore them to wellbeing prior to releasing them again in the forest.
- It is very hard to consistently move the creatures from their regular living space, hence, ensuring them in their indigenous habitat is favourable. Hence, the wildlife sanctuaries are established.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: Some of the famous wildlife sanctuaries of India are - the Govind Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttarakhand, the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary of Rajasthan, the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary of Gujarat, the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala, the Madumalai Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu and the Chilika Lake Bird Sanctuary of Odisha.