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Consider the following statements regarding the 'Status of Elephants in India' report released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII): I. The 2025 elephant census adopted a DNA-based estimation method for the first time to improve accuracy and avoid double-counting. II. The Southern Landscape, comprising Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, supports more than half of India's elephant population. III. The report highlights habitat fragmentation, agricultural expansion, and linear infrastructure projects as key drivers of human–elephant conflict. IV. The elephant population in India has increased compared to the 2017 census. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- 1I, II, III, and IV
- 2II and IV only
- 3I and III only
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I, II and III only
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