Challenges Faced by Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in India

Overgrazing by livestock is not a major challenge faced by wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India. The other options are all significant threats to wildlife and their habitats.

Habitat loss and fragmentation in wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India are primarily caused by deforestation for agriculture, mining and quarrying, and urbanization and infrastructure development.

Tigers are the most commonly targeted wildlife species by poachers in India due to the high demand for their body parts in traditional medicine and the illegal wildlife trade.

The decline in elephant populations in India is primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching for ivory, and human-elephant conflict.

Human-wildlife conflict in India is primarily caused by habitat loss and fragmentation, competition for resources, and the expansion of human settlements.