I AM HAFIZ MUHAMMAD WASEEM from mailsi vehari BSc from science college Multan MSC university of education Lahore i love Pakistan and my teachers and my parents

1. HAFIZ
MUHAMMAD
WASEEM
LAHORE
PAKISTAN

2. Chapter 1
WILD LIFE
UNIVESITY OF EDUCATION
LAHORE PAKISTAN

3. Definition
• Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has
come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without
being introduced by humans.
• Animals that have not been domesticated or tamed and are usually
living in natural environment, including both game and non game
species, non cultivated plants, fungi, algae, lichens and even
microorganisms.
• 1.75 million species have been found
• Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems.
• Deserts, forests, rainforests, plains, grasslands, and other areas,
including the most developed urban areas, all have distinct forms of
wildlife

5. Importance of Wild Life
Four areas where wild plant and animal species benefit
human existence:
• Economic
• Medical and Scientific
• Aesthetic and recreational
• Ecological

6. Economic Importance
• Early Economic benefits of wildlife:
Plants and animals as a source of food and
clothing
• The current economic benefit:
Outdoor recreational activities
• Earn money
• Wild plants provide
Useful substances like timber, paper, gums
Wide applications in medicine
• Wild animal products include
Elephant tusk, rhino horns, tiger fur,
leather etc.

7. Scientific Value
Most important contribution of wild life for human progress is
availability of large genepool for the scientists to carry breeding
programs in
• Agriculture
• Animal husbandry
• Fishery etc.

8. Recreational Value
• Hunting and fishing
• Bird watching
• Photography
• Hiking
• Camping
• Boating
Aesthetical Value
• To enjoy wild life beauty
and pleasure
• Wild life enhance beauty
of environment

9. Ecological Value
Wild life plays an essential role:
• In the ecological and biological processes
• The normal functioning of the biosphere……. Maintains and
enhance human life further.
• Wild life maintain ‘ecological balance of nature’ and maintain
food chain and nature cycles

10. Social Value
• Source of livelihood and subsistence
• Human get benefit to maintain life
⮚Hunting
⮚Fishing
⮚Cultural value of wild life

11. Nutritional Values
• An important protein source
• Plant foods are important dietary supplements to the starchy
staple diet
• Wild life and fish constitute 20% of animal protein in rural
diets (at least 62 countries).
• Wild life provide significant calories as well as essential protein
and fats