Wildlife Sanctuaries and Ramsar Sites

High-Difficulty UPSC Flashcards (Q&A Format)

Which Indian sanctuary is the only home to seven species of wild cats?

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)

What is the key flora found in Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary?

Dry deciduous forests with patches of moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests.

Karlapat WLS is famous for which waterfalls?

Phurlijharan, Ghusrigudi, Koyirupa, Kuang, and Raja Rani

Which WLS in Goa contains Dudhsagar waterfall and Devils Canyon?

Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary

Which WLS in Andhra Pradesh is the only one with Asian elephants?

Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

Which WLS is located in Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and drained by Umran, Umming, and Umpurthih rivers?

Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary (Meghalaya)

Bhindwas WLS lies along which ecological corridor?

Sahibi River corridor from Aravalli to Yamuna

Which Gujarat WLS lies on the Central Asian Flyway and was declared in 1988?

Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

Which WLS is nicknamed Mini Kaziranga?

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)

Which Kerala WLS was added to Project Elephant in 199192?

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary was established to protect which critically endangered mammal?

Pygmy Hog

Which WLS in Chhattisgarh is named after a hill and a stream?

Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Gujarat wetland is both a Ramsar site and part of Indias first marine national park?

Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Assam WLS protects the endangered Golden Langur?

Kakoijana Bamuni Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Uttarakhand sanctuary was set up to protect the Musk Deer?

Askot Wildlife Sanctuary

Which WLS is the only home to the endangered Indian Wild Ass?

Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch

Where is the Nahargarh Biological Park and what is it famous for?

Jaipur; famous for lion safaris and lion breeding

Which national park in Odisha has the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India?

Bhitarkanika National Park

Which WLS in Maharashtra connects Sanjay Gandhi and Tansa WLS?

Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Rajasthan WLS is a saline depression with savannah-like grasslands?

Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary protects the catchment of which river?

Karamana River

Which Kerala WLS contains the Agasthyamalai peak?

Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Which AP sanctuary is the second largest stretch of mangrove forest in India?

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

Nalabana Bird Sanctuary is part of which larger wetland system?

Chilika Lake, Odisha

When and where was the Ramsar Convention signed?

1971, Ramsar in Iran

Which are the three pillars of the Ramsar Convention?

Wise use of wetlands, Ramsar list designation, international cooperation

Which is the largest Ramsar site in India?

Sundarbans Wetland, West Bengal

Which Ramsar site in UP has the highest bird density among wetlands?

Saman Bird Sanctuary

What is the only breeding site in India for the Black-necked crane?

Tsomoriri, Ladakh

Which Ramsar site in Gujarat has both freshwater and marine ecosystems?

Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Ramsar site lies at the confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers?

Harike Wetland

Which Ramsar lake is a meteorite impact crater?

Lonar Lake, Maharashtra

Which is the first marine biosphere reserve in South and Southeast Asia?

Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

Which Ramsar site has Keibul Lamjao, the worlds only floating national park?

Loktak Lake, Manipur

Which Ramsar site in TN is a people-protected freshwater heronry?

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Which WLS is located on the Yamuna-Ganges confluence in Hastinapur?

Haiderpur Wetland

Which Ramsar site hosts the largest flock of Sarus Cranes?

Sarsai Nawar Jheel, Uttar Pradesh

Which Ramsar site is part of Mumbais suburban freshwater wetlands?

Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary

What are the specific Ramsar criteria related to fish?

Criterion 7 and 8

What are the species for which Renuka Lake is a habitat?

Sambar, barking deer, ghorals, herons, pheasants

Which Ramsar site in Bihar is known for vulture species and Baer's pochard?

Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake

Which lake in Kerala is known for Karimeen fish?

Ashtamudi Lake

Which sanctuary supports both Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher and Heart-spotted Woodpecker?

Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Which WLS was declared in 2013 and lies between two Tiger Reserves?

Malai Mahadeshwara Hills WLS

Which WLS in Assam is drained by the Barnadi and Nalapara rivers?

Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary

Which Ramsar site was the first designated in India?

Chilika Lake in 1981

Which wetland is formed due to siltation by Asan barrage and supports vultures?

Asan Conservation Reserve, Uttarakhand

Which Ramsar site was created by confluence of Godavari and Kadva?

Nandur Madhameshwar, Maharashtra

Which Ramsar site is a freshwater oxbow lake formed by Mahanadi?

Ansupa Lake, Odisha

Which Ramsar site in Ladakh is located at the highest altitude among all Indian wetlands?

Tso Kar Wetland Complex designated Ramsar site in 2020, known for high-altitude saline lakes.