Wildlife Translocation MCQ

Question 1

Consider the following statements on NTCA's site and stock safeguards for tiger reintroduction:
1. The release site should be within the historic range of tigers.
2. The reintroduction area should have assured long-term protection.
3. Reintroductions should take place only where tiger habitat and landscape requirements are satisfied and likely to be sustained.
4. Removal of individuals for reintroduction may endanger the wild source population if the destination habitat is suitable.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. NTCA requires historic range, assured long-term protection, and suitable sustainable habitat and landscape conditions. Statement 4 is false because removal must not endanger the wild source population.

Question 2

1. The Supreme Court identified Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve and Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve as release destinations for surplus deer.
2. The Court required future deer translocations to follow soft-release protocols.
3. The Court directed direct hard release of deer into free-ranging conditions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the judgment names MHTR and RVTR and mandates soft-release protocols. Statement 3 is incorrect because the judgment expressly says direct hard release shall not be resorted to.

Question 3

1. The cheetah was officially declared extinct in India in 1952.
2. Under Project Cheetah, the cheetah has been designated as a flagship/umbrella species.
3. Project Cheetah is designed only for dense rainforest restoration.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the PIB document says the cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952 and has been designated a flagship/umbrella species under Project Cheetah. Statement 3 is incorrect because the project concerns grassland and semi-arid/open habitats, not only dense rainforest.

Question 4

Consider the following statements about tiger carrying capacity and viability in NTCA material:
1. Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that a habitat can sustain in perpetuity, given food, water and other necessities.
2. A viable tiger population is described as 80-100 tigers with at least 20 breeding females.
3. A viable tiger population is described as exactly 8-10 tigers with no reference to breeding females.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct as per NTCA's FAQ. Statement 3 is incorrect: NTCA gives 80-100 tigers and a minimum of 20 breeding females, not exactly 8-10 tigers without a female threshold.

Question 5

Consider the following statements about wildlife translocation:
1. Translocation is the human-mediated movement of living organisms from one area, with release in another.
2. Conservation translocation is valid even when it benefits only the moved individuals.
3. IUCN guidelines treat translocation as an overarching term that may include organisms from wild or captive origins.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: IUCN defines translocation as human-mediated movement followed by release elsewhere. Statement 2 is incorrect: a conservation translocation must yield conservation benefit to populations or ecosystems, not merely to the moved individuals. Statement 3 is correct because IUCN uses translocation as the broader category and notes that organisms may come from wild or captive origins.

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