Consider the following statements about a report on 'Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India, 2010' released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in July 2011: 1. India registered a 20 per cent decline in tiger population over the last survey in the year 2006. 2. The report warns that tigers are in danger due to an overall more than 12 per cent loss of habitat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A

  1 only
• Correct answer
  B

  2 only
• C

  Both 1 and 2
• D

  Neither 1 nor 2

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.