Wildlife and its conservation

Describe India's wildlife conservation measures.

India has a large share of the world's species (the book says 4-5 per cent; usually given as 7-8).

Decline: exploitation, land clearing, lopping and grazing, hunting and poaching, forest fires.

Wildlife Act 1972 (amended 1991); 107 national parks and 573 sanctuaries.

Project Tiger (1973): 58 reserves; tigers 1,411 (2006) to 3,682 (2023). Project Elephant (1992).

18 biosphere reserves under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere programme; 12 on the world network (book).

Protect the habitat and the animals follow.

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