wildlife protection act

1. WILD LIFE PROTECTION
ACT (1972)
WILD LIFE
Any animal, bee, butterflies,
crustaceae, fish ,moths &
aquatic or land vegetation

2. Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Authorities constituted under the Act
Chapter III - Hunting of wild animal
Chapter IIIA - Protection of specified plants
Chapter IV - Sanctuaries, National parks & Closed areas
Chapter IV A - CZA
Chapter V - Trade or commerce in Wild Animals, Animal
articles & trophies
Chapter VA - Prohibition of Trade or commerce in Trophies,
Animal articles etc. derived from certain animals
Chapter VI - Prevention and detection of offences
Chapter VII - Miscellaneous

3. SCHEDULE I
Part I :Mammals
Indian chinkara, Indian lion, Indian wild ass, Indian wolf, leopard, leopard
cat, Lion tailed macaque, Loris, Gaur, Cheetah, Indian gazelle, dugong,
Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri Tahr, Musk deer, Sloth bear, Tiger, Mouse deer, Wild
buffalo, Hog badger, Hispid hare, Chinese pangoling, Crab eating macaque,
Desert fox, Fishing cat, Four –horned antelope, Indian one horned
rhinoceros, Rusty spotted cat, swamp deer
Part II: Amphibians & Reptiles
Pythons, Water lizad, Ghaial,salt water crocodile, Golden gecko, Green sea
turtle, Leathery turtle, Logger head turtle, Indin egg eating snake
Part II:Fishes
Whale shark, Shark, Ray Sea horse, Giant grouper
PartIII:Birds
Hornbills, Mountain quail, Pea fowl, Andaman teal, Nicobar megapods,
Nicobar pigeon, bengal florican, Black necked crane
Part IV: Insects- Butteflies, moths
Part IV A: Coelentrates
Fire coral, Sea fan, Roof building coral
Part IV B: Moullusca
Part IV c:Echinodemata-Sea cucumber

4. SCHEDULE II
Part I-Bonnet macaque, Common langur, Wild dog,Chamelone, Spiny
tailed lizard or Sanda
Part II- Beetles
SCHEDULE III
Chital, Barking deer, Gorals, Hog deer, Wild pig, Nilgai,Sponges
SCHEDULE IV
Indian hedgehog, Indian porcupine, Mangoose,Polecats
SCHEDULE V
fruit bat, Mice, Rat, Five striped palm squirrel
Common crow, Desert hare, Himalayan mouse hare
SCHEDULE VI
Coots, Crane, Cormorants, Flamingos, Ibises, Ladies slipper orchids,
Red vanda, Blue vanda

5. Includes amphibians, birds, mammals,
reptiles
An article made from any captive or wild
animal other than vermin
Means licence granted under this act
Farm animals
Forest declared to be reserved by the State
Govt.
Whole or any part of captive animal other
than vermin which is preserved
Preparation or preservation of trophies
Animal -
Animal article -
Licence -
Livestock -
Reserve forest -
Trophy -
Taxidermy -

6. NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILD LIFE
•Promote the conservation &development of wildlife and forestry
•Advising the Central & State Govt. the ways of promoting
wild life conservation
•Recommendations on the setting up of & management of
National parks, Sancturies
•Impact assessment of various projects and activities on
wild life habitat
•Reviewing the progress in the field of wildlife conservation
•Preparing &publishing a status report at least once in 2 years

7. Hunting of wild animal is strictly prohibited but to be
permitted in certain cases(section 9 & 11)
a)Any wild animal specified in schedule 1 has become
dangerous to human life or diseased beyond recovery
b)No such captured animal shall be kept in captivity
unless the chief wild life warden is satisfied that such
animal can’t be rehabilitated in the wild

8. SANCTURIES, NATIONAL PARKS & OTHER PROTECTED AREAS
SECTION 18 :Declaration of sanctuary
•It is a facility where animals are bought to live and be protected
for the rest of their lives
•Animals are not brought, sold or traded no used for animal
testing
Section 27: Restriction of entry in sanctuary
Section 28: Grant of permit
Section 33 A:Immunization of livestock

9. Section 35 :Declaration of national parks
•With one or several ecosystem not altered by human exploitation
•Visitors are allowed to enter under special conditions
•Minimum size of 1,000 hectares
SECTION 38 A:Constitution of CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY
•Specify the minimum standards for housing, veterinary care
•Evaluate & assess the functioning of zoo
•Recognize or derecognize zoo
•Identify the endangered species of wild animals for purpose of
captive breeding
•Coordinate training of zoo personnel in India
•Provide technical & other assistance to zoos

10. Trade or commerce in Wild Animals, Animal articles & trophies
1.a)Every wild animal other than vermin, which is hunted
under section 11 or 29
b)Animal article, trophy or meat derived from any wild animal
in clause (a)Shall be the property of state Govt.
2.Any person who obtains by any means, within 48 hrs from
obtaining such possession make a report to nearest police
station or hand over it to the officer in charge.
3. No person shall, without the previous permission
a)Keep in his custody
b)Transfer to any person
c) Destroy or damage such Govt.property

11. OGANIZATIONS &
INSTITUTIONS LINKED TO
WILD & ZOO ANIMALS

12. NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Bombay National History Society(BNHS)
Wildlife Institute Of India(WII)
Indian Board For Wild Life(IBWL)
Botanical Survey Of India (BSI)
Zoological Survey Of India(ZSI)
India Institute Of Sciences(IIS)
Wildlife Protection Society Of India(WPSI)
Central Zoo Authority (CZA)
National Board For Wildlife(NBWL)
Wild Life Trust Of India(WTI)

13. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Union For Conservation Of Nature & Natural Resources(IUCN)
Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species(CITES)
United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)
Food And Agricultural Organizations(FAO)
Trade Record Analysis Of Flora And Fauna In Commerce(TRAFFIC)
World Wide Fund For Nature(WWF)
OTHERS
International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature(ICZN)
International Commission On Botanical Nomenclature(ICBN)
Global Tiger Forum(GTF)