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5.  Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants,
animals and other organisms.
 Domesticating wild plant and animal species
for human benefit has occurred many times all.
 This has effects are all over the planet, and has
a major impact on the environment, both
positive and negative

6.  Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems.
 Deserts, rain forests, plains, and other
areas including the most developed urban
sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife.
 But today most of the wildlife around the
world is affected by human activities
 This has been a reason for debate
throughout recorded history.
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7.  Wildlife of India is a mix of species of diverse
origins.
 The regions rich and diverse wildlife is
preserved in numerous national parks and
wildlife sanctuaries across the country.
 Since India is home to a number of rare and
threatened animal species, wildlife
management in the country is essential to
preserve these species.

9.  According to one study, India along with
mega diverse countries and is home to
about 60-70% of the world’s biodiversity.
 India, lying within the Indomalaya
ecozone, is home to about 7.6% of all
mammalian, 12.6% of avian, 6.2% of
reptilian, and 6.0% of flowering plant
species.

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11.  The need for conservation of wildlife in
India is often questioned because of the
apparently incorrect priority in the face of
direct poverty of the people.
 Many rare species of animals that are
only found in India are getting extinct day
by day.
 Examples are Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions
found in India, many species of reptiles
etc

14.  Wildlife Protection Act The Wildlife
Protection Act of 1972 refers to as weeping
package of legislation enacted in 1972 by the
Government of India.
 The Act provides for the protection of wild
animals, birds and plants; and for matters
connected there with or ancillary or
incidental thereto.
 The act came in action in 1972 , and thereafter
increased the protection of wildlife to higher
level
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15.  The framework was then setup to formulate a
project for tiger conservation with an ecological
approach.
 Launched on April 1, 1973, Project Tiger has
become one of the most successful conservation
ventures in modern history.
 The project aims at tiger conservation in specially
constituted tiger reserves which are representative
of various bio-geographical regions falling within
India.
 Today, there are 39 Project Tiger wildlife reserves
in India covering an area more than of 37,761 km².
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18.  Sunderbans
 Gulf of Mannar
 The Nilgiris
 Nanda Devi
 Nokrek
 Great Nicobar
 Manas
 Simlipal
 Dihang Dibang
 Dibru Saikhowa
 Agasthyamalai
 Kanchenjunga
 Pachmarhi
 Achanakmar-
Amarkantak
 Kachchh
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The exploitation of land and forest
resources by humans along with hunting and
trapping for food and sport has led to the
extinction of many species in India in recent
times. These species include mammals such as the
Indian/Asiatic Cheetah, Wild Zebu, Javan
Rhinoceros, and Sumatran Rhinoceros While
some of these large mammal species are
confirmed extinct, there have been many smaller
animal and plant species whose status is harder
to determine. Many species have not been seen
since their description.

22.  The challenges to conservation of large
mammals in a developing country like India
are complex.
 The needs of a increasing human population
and the consequent growth of the market
where India has become part of the
expanding global economy has been at the
centre of conservation problems of our
country.
 The protected wildlife areas constitute a mere
3% of the total land mass with ever-
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23.  Public opinion and
awareness are two
critical factors that
will finally make a
difference.
 Here are outline of
some activities that
we can consider for
awareness and to save
forests and wildlife in
India.
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24.  Try to learn as much as possible about India’s
wildlife (from books, the internet, seminars
and talks) and about the importance of the
‘Web of Life’.
 Get people involved in your cause - in your
colony, in your colleges and schools as well as
your local MLAs.
 Organize trips to local wildlife areas, or
botanical gardens and the zoo.
 Keep in touch with media people.

25.  Keep in touch with Forest Department - often
they need volunteers for some of their field
activities.
 Keep in touch with the Honorary Wildlife
Warden and conservation NGOs in your area.
Offer assistance wherever possible.
 In day to day life, remember the six Rs: Refuse
Reduce Re-use Reinvent Recycle (paper, plastic
etc) Replenish (water-harvesting, planting
trees etc)
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26.  The natural world is a complex system. Only
by understanding how species relate to each
other and their environment can we hope to
properly protect wildlife and preserve their
habitat for the future.
 The best scenario would imply integrated
community development and wildlife
conservation promoted by national park
managers and supported by local populations.

27.  Community-based conservation should give
indigenous people the right to limited and
sustainable use of natural resources while
promoting tolerance towards wildlife,
responsible interaction with their natural
villagers, appreciate nature’s intrinsic value
and agree with the necessity to protect forests
and their wildlife inhabitants for future
generations.
 In order to enhance protected area effectiveness,
conservation should be based on sound
scientific knowledge, practical local indigenous
knowledge and collaboration.

28.  Also there must be
awareness in people for
saving animals.
 Jawaharlal Nehru had
truly said “A country is
known by the way it treats
its animals”.
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