Which Indian State has recently radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin on the occasion of World Pangolin Day?

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Correct — B, Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, with the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) at Satpura Tiger Reserve on World Pangolin Day (February 2020) — reported as India's first-ever radio-tagging of a pangolin, undertaken to track its post-release ranging behaviour and strengthen rescue-and-release conservation protocols.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Not the state credited with this radio-tagging; the event took place at MP's Satpura Tiger Reserve.  (c) Not the state credited with this radio-tagging.  (d) Not the state credited with this radio-tagging.

Concept: The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is a scaly, toothless, insectivorous mammal, listed as Endangered by the IUCN and given the highest legal protection (Schedule I) under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is heavily poached for its keratin scales, trafficked for use in traditional medicine, making it one of the world's most illegally trafficked mammals.

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