Current Ecological Developments Ques 47

Question: Movement of lions, tigers, elephants, olive ridley turtles and other wild animals can be monitored with the help of

Options:

A) Radio collars

B) Global Positioning System

C) Satellite uplink facilities

D) All the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Radio collars with Very High Frequency, Global Positioning System and Satellite uplink facilities, are used by research institutions including Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, State Forest Departments and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to monitor the movement of lions, tigers, elephants, olive ridley turtles, and other wild animals to study their movements and their use pattern of the habitat.