Given below is a list of conservation areas in column I and their respective locations in column II. Column I Column II A Neora Valley National Park I Ladakh B Hemis National Park II Kerala C Eravikulum National Park III Assam D Orang Tiger Reserve IV West Bengal Choose the correct match of the columns from the following options.

Concept: Conservation of biodiversity refers to the protection, upliftment, restoration and management of natural resources (flora and fauna). The following are the objectives of biodiversity conservation: Conservation of species diversity. Sustainable use of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystem. The conservation strategies can be of 2 types: In-situ - conserving the species in its own natural habitat. E.g. - National Parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves. Ex-situ - conserving the species outside its habitat. E.g. - Botanical gardens, Zoos, gene banks, Seed banks. Important Points Neora Valley National Park - It is located in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal . It is famous for several endemic orchid species , along with other extremely rare plant species. It is thus included in the biodiversity hotspot of the Eastern Himalayas. Hemis National Park - ​​It is located in the high altitudes of Ladakh . It is famous for snow leopards and it is known to have the highest population of snow leopards in the world . Eravikulum National Park - It lies in the western Ghats of Kerala . It aims to protect the Nilgiri Tahr in its natural habitat. It is also popular for Strobilanthus kunthiana ( Neelakurinji ) that flowers once every 12 years and turns the hillside landscape blue. Orang Tiger Reserve - It is located on the banks of the Brahmaputra river in Assam . It was the 49th tiger reserve to be declared under Project Tiger in India. It is home to the one-horned rhinoceros and the Royal Bengal tiger . Corrected Table: Column I Column II A Neora Valley National Park IV West Bengal B Hemis National Park I Ladakh C Eravikulum National Park II Kerala D Orang Tiger Reserve III Assam