Question 928

Assam and Madhya Pradesh have signed an agreement for the transportation of 15 elephants for which of the following purposes?

Answer

To monitor tiger movement

Why?

The correct answer is To monitor tiger movement. Key Points In an effort to monitor the tiger movement along Tiger Reserves and National Parks of Madhya Pradesh , the forest department officials intend to relocate 15 elephants from Assam . The Madhya Pradesh state forest officials will soon visit Assam to examine the health check-ups of these elephants and complete other formalities. The concerned efforts commenced in 2012. Since then, forest officials had visited Andaman and Nicobar, Assam, and Karnataka. The team led by Satpura Tiger Reserve director – L. Krishnamurthy has visited Assam twice and is currently selecting the elephants to relocate them to Madhya Pradesh. The team eventually received the Assam government’s approval to bring 15 elephants. Additional Information The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has said that the government is set to introduce cheetahs from South Africa into a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh by August as part of attempts to rehabilitate the species that had become extinct in the country. The government plans to introduce 8-10 cheetahs every year and take the number to 50 over a five-year period. A team from South Africa is visiting Kuno-Palpur National Park to examine the arrangements made by the wildlife sanctuary for the cheetahs, the officials said.