Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems. -INTRODUCTION -IBWL -WII -CZA -BNHS

1. Agencies Engaged In Wild Life Conservation……
Submitted to:
DR ZEBA MAM
Presented by:
NEEDA

2.  Wild life protection in India has a very long
history centuries ago.
 Wildlife conservation aims to protect plant and
animal species and their habitats. It provides
balance and stability to nature processes.
 The goal of wild life conservation is to ensure
the survival of these species and to educate
people on living sustainably with other species.

3.  In recent years various administrative &
legislative measures have been taken up for the
protection of wild life. They includes
 1] Declaration of protected animal & birds &
plants.
 2] Restriction on trading of rare & threatened
species & animal products.
 3] Creation on national park sanctuaries,
biosphere, zoological & botanical parks,
gardens etc. The following are the
administrative and legislative measures for
protection of wild life.

4.  Some of the Agencies Engaged In Wild Life
Conservation:-
 IBWL [Indian board of wild life]
 WII [Wild life institute of India]
 CZA [Central zoo authority of India]
 BNHS [Bombay natural history society]

5. IBWL was first introduced by it Colonel Berton in the
year 1952 by the GOI
As per the amendment of wild life protection act 1972
in year 2002 , a provision as incoporated for the
constitution of the NBWL [National board of wild
life], replacing the IBWL. NBWL is constituted on 22
September 2002 under section 5 of the wild life.
AIM TO ESTABLISHMENT : For conservation of
wildlife in India. It is advisory in nature so advices
GOI making policies and measures for conservation
of wildlife Also act as supreme organization to review
all wild life . Also related matters and approve
projects in and around national parks and
sanctuaries.

6. Composition:
 It is chaired by Indian PRIME MINISTER and
its Vice Chairman is ministry of environment.
These board is of the 47 members including
parliament members.
FUNCTIONS:
 To sponsor the setting up of national parks
sanctuaries and zoological gardens for
preserving wildlife in their habitats.
 To promote public intrest in wildlife and in wild
life and the need for its reservation in harmony
with natural and human environment.

7.  To prevent cruelty to beasts and birds caught
alive with or without injury.
 It has the power to review all wildlife related
matters and approves projects in and around
national parks sanctuaries .
 No alternation of boundaries in N.P and
wildlife sanctuaries can be done without
approval of the NBWL.
The IBWL also has bird wing and a
zoo wing to deal respectively with the
study and preservation of wild birds and
animals and the development of
zoological gardens and parks in the
country.

8. Established in 1982. The
founder of these institute was
MR.N.B.SAHARIYA . The institute is based in
Dehradun in India at a chandrabani sadan forest of
Dehradun.
 Many forest and wild life managers from other
developing countries have been trained in WII
since its establishment
 It is autonomous institution of the ministry of
environment and forests.

9. VISION:
To develop the institute as A Global Centre
Of Excellence in the field of wildlife research
training and advocacy.
Mission:
To nurture the development of wildlife
science and promote its application in
conservation in consonance with our culture and
socio- economic milieu.

10.  Build up scientific knowledge on wildlife
resources.
 Train personnel at various levels for
conservation and management of wildlife
 Carryout research relevant to wildlife
management appropriate to Indian conditions
 Provide information and advice on specific
wildlife management problems etc.

11. It was established in 1992.
The CZA was formed to bring Indian zoos upto
international standards. It is the body of the
government of India responsible for oversight zoo
management and provides technical and financial
support in times of need.
The authority consist of chairman & 10 members &
a member secutire . The authority has evaluated 513
Zoos ,out of which 167 have been recognized and 346
have been refused recognition till now.

12.  Specify the minimum standards for housing
,upkeep , and veterinary care of the animals kept
in zoo
 Evaluate and assess the functioning of the zoos
with respect to the prescribed standards or norms
 Recognize or derecognize zoos
 Identify endangered species of wild animals for
process of captive breeding etc
 Upgrading diagnostic facilities verteinary
institutions networking with zoo’s for better health
care of animals

13.  Very few zoos have established zoo cell leaving
India way behind other countries in doing the
same
 It is not suitable for CZA to fund education for
all the country’s zoos for all times
 Zoo record keeping is important as it maintain
a centralized database
 India also lake properly trained forest
personnel

14. BNHS [Bombay Natural History Society]
 It is non government body
BNHS was founded in 1883 by 7 persons from
Bombay [ now Mumbai ] in 1886 this society
started publication of journal which is being
published till now the name of journal is ‘’journal
of Bombay natural history society [JBNHS] these
journal provides information about fauna and
flora of India and about activities of the society

15.  This society publishes amount
quarterly journal hornbill
This society is involved in :
 1] collection of information of fauna and flora of
Indian subcontinent
 2] collection of specimens of fauna and flora of
Indian subcontinent
 3] conduction of research on fauna and flora
 4] Drawing public attention for wildlife
conservation.
 UPDATE: BNHS begin operating its first regional
center [Avifauna observation ] on the campus of
wetland research and training center.