Traditional ecological knowledge is A. rarely shared in local languages B. not well known in the West because some species and ecological interactions exist in only one place C. not useful in the contemporary world D. extremely valued by Westerners

Option-C

Explanation:

Traditional ecological knowledge is the knowledge acquired and adapted by the local or native people living in a particular area.

The traditional knowledge is gained by the holistic approach of gaining the knowledge that is which benefits survival and increases the chances of well being.

The approach aims at learning by making direct contact with the surrounding environment, learning its ways, understanding the relationship between the various factors and then adapting to the condition and utilizing the available information.

The traditional way aims at looking at the environment in whole but the modern way of understanding the environment aim by learning the environment in the components.

The traditional knowledge is always shared by the local people in their local language but since the ideology of gaining the knowledge differ in both the ways and TEK is shared in local language therefore sometimes the knowledge does not prove useful in the contemporary world.

Thus, Option-C is correct.