Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural
habitat?
1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Gangotri National Park
3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Manas National Park
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer:
(a)
Core Books/NCERT
The white-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and China. It is found in Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Gangotri National Park located in the Himalayan regions. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List because of overexploitation resulting in a probable serious population decline. So, (1) and (2) are correct. The Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger reserve near Mailani in Uttar Pradesh, India and Musk deer is not found here. So (3) is not correct. Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas is famous for its population of the wild water buffalo. So (4) is not correct. Therefore, the correct answer is (a).