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‘Lion-tailed macaque’ is the key faunal species of which Biosphere Reserve?
Answer: Option A
SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF KERALA AND IS LOCATED IN THE NILGIRI HILLS. IT IS HOME TO THE LION-TAILED MACAQUES, AN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF PRIMATE. IN 1973, “SAVE SILENT VALLEY” CAMPAIGN (ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT) WAS INITIATED WHEN THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD DECLARED TO IMPLEMENT THE SILENT VALLEY HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT.
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SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF KERALA AND IS LOCATED IN THE NILGIRI HILLS. IT IS HOME TO THE LION-TAILED MACAQUES, AN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF PRIMATE. IN 1973, “SAVE SILENT VALLEY” CAMPAIGN (ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT) WAS INITIATED WHEN THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD DECLARED TO IMPLEMENT THE SILENT VALLEY HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT.
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