Current Affairs Question - 22 August 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Government of India and Government of the Republic of Namibia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization for establishing the cheetah in its historical range in India.
2. The main goal of Cheetah reintroduction project in India is to establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provides space for the expansion of the cheetah within its historical range.
3. Bringing the cheetah back to India would have important conservation ramifications.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Snow leopards have been categorized as ‘Vulnerable’ by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its Red List and in the Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
2. They are also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
3. India has identified three large landscapes for conservation: Hemis-Spiti across Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, Nanda Devi-Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Khangchendzonga-Tawang across Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?