A successful forest conservation strategy should involve
(a) protection of animals at the highest trophic level
(b) protection of only consumers
(c) protection of only herbivores
(d) comprehensive programme to protect all the physical and biological components
(d)
A forest conservation strategy should include comprehensive projects that protect all physical and biological components of the ecosystem. If only living beings at a specific trophic level are protected, the ecosystem could become disturbed, leading to the rapid decline of organisms at lower trophic levels. This decline would eventually cause starvation and death among organisms at all higher trophic levels. Therefore, a comprehensive program to safeguard all components of the ecosystem is essential. Hence Correct option is (d)