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Choose the correct statement(s) :Statement I :Corals are an endangered marine species and protected under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.Statement II : Rhizangiidae, Caryophylliidae and Dendrophylliidae are the names of Coral families, recently in news as the Maharashtra government gave permission to translocate some coral colonies in order to build a coastal road to ease traffic congestion.Choose the correct option:

A.
Only I
B.
Only II
C.
Both I and II
D.
Neither I nor II

Solution:

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.Corals are conserved marine species occasionally spread across rocky intertidal regions along the Mumbai coast.They accumulate the same conservation as a tiger or elephant under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA), 1972, and permissions are needed from the principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF-wildlife) before movement of the species. Hence statement 1 is correct.Rhizangiidae, Caryophylliidae, and Dendrophylliidae are the names of Coral families, recently in the news as the Maharashtra government gave permission to translocate some coral colonies in order to build a coastal road to ease traffic congestion.The Union environment ministry and Maharashtra forest department recognized permissions under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for transposition of two species of corals from the Rhizangiidae family (Oulangia and one unidentified species) with 18 colonies documented across 0.251 square meters (almost 3 square foot) in Worli region of the project site, and another species (Dendrophylliidae family) along with Rhizangiidae across 1.1 sqft area at Haji Ali.The marine species were discharged in the projects way and needed to be commuted for further reclamation, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Hence statement 2 is correct.

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