Which one of the following protected areas is well- known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous?

1. A

   Kanha National Park

   Kanha. Hard-ground barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi); grass-eater; the recovery story of MP.

2. B

   Manas National Park

   Manas. Wet-ground / swamp barasingha of the Brahmaputra, not the hard-ground race.

3. C

   Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

   Mudumalai. Nilgiri landscape; not this subspecies.

4. D

   Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

   Tal Chhapar. Blackbuck grassland in Rajasthan.

Summary. Official key is (a) Kanha. The hard-ground swamp deer lives in Kanha’s meadows, is a grass-eater, and was pulled back from a few dozen animals. Manas holds a different, wetter barasingha form.