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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The species ‘Slender Loris’ is native to India and Sri Lanka. 

2. ‘Slender Loris’ is categorized as Endangered in the IUCN list. 

3. Kandavur Reserve Forest located in Tamil Nadu has recently been declared a Wildlife Sanctuary. 

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Explanation:

ANSWER: (D) 

  • Statement 1 is correct. 

The slender lorises (Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka. The loris species is also found in the adjoining forest areas on the eastern, southern and western slopes of the Kadavur hills, which are managed by the Tiruchirappalli and Dindigul forest divisions respectively.

  • Statement 2 is correct. 

Slender Loris is categorized as Endangered in the IUCN list.

  • Statement 3 is not correct. 

These forests are home to the shy and reclusive slender loris, a species of primate. There is a conservation dilemma regarding these animals in the area currently. Recently, some environmentalists demanded that Tamil Nadu’s Kadavur Reserve Forest be declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary in order to conserve Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus). 

Indian bison, spotted deer, mouse deer, slender loris, jackal, mongoose, black naped hare, wild boar, porcupine, monitor lizard, pangolin, monkeys, pythons, etc., are found in the forests.

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