As per the elephant census report of Environment ministry, elephants have been reported for the first time in which of the following areas?
1.Manipur
2.Haryana
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Himachal Pradesh
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1 and 3 Only
Incorrect Answer2 and 4 Only
Incorrect Answer1 and 4 Only
Incorrect AnswerAll of the above
Correct AnswerExplanation:
According to the census report, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) the population estimation of Asian elephant in India is around 27,312. The census was conducted between March and May 2017 by the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) at the Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), several NGOs and independent conservationists aided the Project Elephant Directorate and forest departments of 23 states. It was first-ever synchronised all-India Elephant Population census that covered 1.10 lakh square kilometres and spanned four regions of the country: the northeast, south, east-central and north.
Though there has been a decline in overall elephant population from 29391-30711 in 2012, but it is only due to a difference in the counting method. "We have a healthy elephant population in India.
Jumbos have been reported for the first time in Manipur, Mizoram , Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands , indicating disturbance in the wild animals' original areas or climate change impacts like temperature and precipitation modification.
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