Explanation:

Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary: o Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, located in Kollam district of Kerala and comes under the control of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. Hence pair 1 is correctly matched. o The first eco-tourism project in India, Thenmala Eco- tourism Project has been formulated in and around Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary. o This Sanctuary derives its name from Chenkurinji (Gluta travancorica), a species endemic to this region. o Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests cover a major area of the sanctuary. o Recently, nearly 450 species of birds, odonates, butterflies, arachnids and mammals were documented during the annual faunal survey held recently in Shendurney wildlife sanctuary. • Bankapura wolf wildlife sanctuary: o Recently, the Karnataka government have notified 3 new sanctuaries and one conservation reserve. One among them was Bankapura Wolf Wildlifw sanctuary located at Bankapura in Koppal district. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched.

o It will be a dedicated wolf sanctuary spread across 332.68 hectares of reserve forest. o The government noted that the undulating terrains, rocky outcrops, scrub-like forests, natural dens, and agglomerations of boulders and stones provide an ideal habitat for the first-of-its-kind sanctuary for Indian grey wolves in Karnataka. o The sanctuary will also help the conservation of striped hyenas, jackals, foxes and other smaller mammals. • Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS): o This Sanctuary is located in the famous Kaimur hills range in the state of Bihar. Hence pair 3 is not correctly matched. o It is the largest sanctuary in the state and occupies an area of about 1342 km2. o This sanctuary has ancient cave paintings and the oldest Fossil Park to its acclaim. o Recent Context ? Recently In an attempt to make Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) tiger-friendly, the Bihar government has decided to conduct animal census there. ? Tigers had been found in KWLS, the state’s largest sanctuary, some three decades ago but they are not there now. ? The big cats from adjoining forests in other states sometimes visit KWLS and the state government wants that they stay there permanently.