Latest government projects in india for the Protection of endangered animals

1. SOCIAL PRESENTATION
LATEST GOVT. PROJECT TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES.

2. STEPS TAKEN FOR PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
1. LEGAL PROTECTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO WILD ANIMALS AGAINST HUNTING AND COMMERCIAL
EXPLOITATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972.
2. THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 HAS BEEN AMENDED AND MADE MORE STRINGENT. THE PUNISHMENT
FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE ACT HAVE BEEN ENHANCED. THE ACT ALSO PROVIDES FOR FORFEITURE OF ANY
EQUIPMENT, VEHICLE OR WEAPON THAT IS USED FOR COMMITTING WILDLIFE OFFENCE(S).
3. PROTECTED AREAS, VIZ., NATIONAL PARKS, SANCTUARIES, CONSERVATION RESERVES AND COMMUNITY
RESERVES COVERING IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITATS HAVE BEEN CREATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 TO CONSERVE WILD ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS.
4. FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE STATE/ UNION TERRITORY GOVERNMENTS UNDER
THE CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES OF ‘INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITATS', ‘PROJECT
TIGER’ AND ‘PROJECT ELEPHANT’ FOR PROVIDING BETTER PROTECTION TO WILDLIFE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITS
HABITAT.

3. IMPORTANT INDIAN ACTS PASSED RELATED TO
ENVIRONMENT AND BIO DIVERSITY
1. FISHERIES ACT 1897.
2. INDIAN FORESTS ACT 1927.
3. MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATION ACT 1957.
4. PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS 1960.
5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT 1972.
6. WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1974.
7. FOREST CONSERVATION ACT 1980.
8. AIR(PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1981.
9. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1986.
10. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT 2002.
11. SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS ACT 2006.

4. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY GOVT. OF INDIA FOR
WILDLIFE PROTECTION!
I. CITES:
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SIGNED THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF WILD FLORA AND FAUNA ON JULY 20, 1976. UNDER THIS CONVENTION, EXPORT OR IMPORT OF
ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR PRODUCTS IS SUBJECT TO STRICT- CONTROLS. COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF
SUCH SPECIES IS ALSO PROHIBITED.
II. CAWT:
THE COALITION AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IS A GLOBAL COALITION OF GOVERNMENTS AND
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND CONSERVATION ORGANISATIONS, WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH
OTHER’S EFFORTS TO END THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE PRODUCTS. IT IS NOT A LEGAL ENTITY
BUT A PARTNERSHIP OF LIKE-MINDED GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO MAKE A
POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO END WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING.

5. III. IWC:
INDIA, A MEMBER OF -THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION SINCE 1981, HAS PLAYED A PRO-ACTIVE AND
PROMINENT ROLE IN BRINGING ABOUT A MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL WHALING AND SUPPORTING THE
COMMISSION IN ITS EFFORTS IN CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS.
IV. PROJECT TIGER:
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHED PROJECT TIGER ON APRIL 1, 1973 IN THE CORBETT NATIONAL PARK AS
A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CONCRETE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO CREATE AN AWARENESS AND RAISE FUNDS FOR
SAVING THE TIGER. THIS INTERNATIONAL EFFORT WAS LED BY GUY MOUNTFORD OF THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR
NATURE (WWF).
V. PROJECT ELEPHANT:
IN INDIA ELEPHANTS ARE MAINLY TO BE FOUND IN THE RAIN FORESTS OF KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU, AND
KERALA; INDIA HAS ABOUT 25,000 ELEPHANTS.
THE ELEPHANT HABITAT HAS SHRUNK OVER THE YEARS, AND POACHING FOR ELEPHANT TUSKS HAS ENDANGERED
THE SPECIES ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN INDIA. CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DAMS HAS LED TO ENCROACHMENT
OF FOREST LANDS, INTERFERING WITH THE TRADITIONAL MIGRATORY ROUTES OF ELEPHANTS NECESSARY FOR THEM
IN THEIR SEARCH FOR FOOD. CONVERSION OF NATURAL FORESTS TO MONOCARP PLANTATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES HAS ALSO BEEN HARMFUL. THE FORCED ISOLATION OF ELEPHANTS IN RESERVES HAS OFTEN LED TO
INBREEDING WITH THE CONSEQUENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS.

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