Conservation of Hard-Ground Barasingha

Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is famous for its highly successful conservation program that saved the hard-ground swamp deer (Barasingha) from the brink of extinction. Unlike other swamp deer found in marshy areas (like Kaziranga), this specific sub-species adapted to the hard ground of central India. It is also the state animal of Madhya Pradesh and the mascot of Kanha ('Bhoorsingh'). > One-line conceptual takeaway: Kanha National Park is globally renowned for rescuing the hard-ground Barasingha from imminent extinction. Answer: (a).