Which of the following National Parks is the first in India to officially introduce a mascot named "Bhoorsingh the Barasingha"?

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Correct — A, Kanha National Park. Kanha (Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh) became the first protected area in India to adopt an official mascot, 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha', launched in 2017 to raise awareness about the hard-ground barasingha (swamp deer) that survives in the wild only here.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Well known for its tiger population and its association with the landscape that inspired Kipling's Jungle Book, but it is not the reserve with the Bhoorsingh mascot.  (c) Famous for one of India's highest tiger densities, not for this mascot.  (d) Known for its rugged, forested terrain and walking/canoe safaris, not for this mascot.

Concept: Kanha holds the last wild population of the 'hard-ground' barasingha (a swamp-deer subspecies adapted to firm grassland rather than marshland, and exclusively graminivorous). To spotlight this conservation success story, Kanha Tiger Reserve became the first Indian protected area to adopt an official mascot.

State PCS 2022 Q92 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q92 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer