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Habitat Fragmentation and Loss

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The cheetah has undergone extinction in

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Africa

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India

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England

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Ukraine

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The correct option is B India
Habitat fragmentation or degradation of habitat is the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants. This has lead to the extinction of the cheetah in India.

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