Arrange the following biodiversity conservation efforts in India in chronological order from earlier to later:

i. Project Hangul

ii. Project Elephant

iii. Project Snow Leopard

iv. Project Tiger

The correct answer/s is/are:

The Chronological TimelineThe conservation projects were launched in the following order:Project Hangul (i): 1970Launched by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with the IUCN and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to protect the Kashmir Stag (Hangul).Project Tiger (iv): 1973Launched at the Palamau Tiger Reserve. It is one of the most successful conservation ventures in the world, aimed at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats.Project Elephant (ii): 1992Launched by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support to wildlife management efforts by states for their free-ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants.Project Snow Leopard (iii): 2009Launched to safeguard the high-altitude wildlife populations and their habitats through a participatory policies and actions.Summary TableConservation ProjectYear of LaunchTarget SpeciesProject Hangul1970Kashmir StagProject Tiger1973Royal Bengal TigerProject Elephant1992Asian ElephantProject Snow Leopard2009Snow Leopard