With reference to 'National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India', which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) Highest number of national parks are in Madhya Pradesh. (2) Highest number of wildlife sanctuaries are in the Andaman and Nicobar island. Select the correct answer using the code given below- Code-

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Both 1 and 2. As per National Wildlife Database, January, 2023 of Wildlife Institute of India, there are 106 existing National Parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 Sq km, which is 1.35% of the geographical area of India. Out of 106 National Parks, Madhya Pradesh has maximum 11 National Parks followed by Assam (7 National Parks). [Raimona and Dihing Patkai National Parks, Assam have been recently declared as National Parks in June, 2021]. As per National Wildlife Database, January, 2023 of Wildlife Institute of India, there are 567 wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 122,564.86 Sq km, which is 3.73% of the geographical area of India. Out of 567 wildlife sanctuaries in India, Andaman and Nicobar islands (97) has maximum wild life sanctuaries followed by Maharashtra (49).

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