With reference to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which one of the following statements is correct?
This question is based on: The Asiatic Lion's Conservation Success Has One Fatal Flaw
Environment · 7 Aug 2026
Asiatic lion conservation status
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Why in news
Gujarat's Asiatic lion population has crossed 1,000, but a proposed limestone-mining project in the Babarkot corridor threatens a key lion movement corridor, reviving concerns about single-landscape concentration risk.
Why for UPSC
UPSC often tests whether a rising population number is mistakenly equated with resolved conservation vulnerability - a key analytical distinction examiners reward.
Prelims summary
Asiatic lion status improved to Endangered on IUCN's list; the population remains confined to one Saurashtra landscape; the 2013 SC-ordered Kuno translocation remains unimplemented.
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