Wildlife Conservation in India

Wildlife Conservation is the protection of all forms ofhabitat for the various species inhabiting that
life inhabiting the protected areas like nationalareas,-lastly north-east India has ideal habitat for
parks,wildlife sanctuaries.Its significance lies in the factspecies like rhinoceros,buffalos,elephants.
that all living creatures are the part of this complex butDifferent projects were launched in India aimed at
fragile web of life and a slight disturbance can playconservation of wildlife.Most ambitious and most
havoc with this web of life.The flora and fauna of thisdiscussed project,project Tiger, was launched in
planet is being destroyed at an alarming pace and if1973-74, and is one of our most successful
sincere efforts are not made at the right time,a hugeconservation ventures in the recent times.The project
socio-economic cost can be paid by us,humans.Aaims at tiger conservation.It strives to maintain a viable
variety of efforts are going on at the internationaltiger population in the natural environment.In 1970,a
levels to conserve & preserve the wildlife.A largenational ban on tiger hunting was imposed and in 1972,
number of living beings are on the verge of extinctionthe Wildlife Protection Act came into force.
like tigers,elephants,rhinoceros,snow leopards,giantOther important wildlife conservation effort in India is
pandas,bears,birds like siberian cranes,westernsaving one-horned rhinos which are found in world
tragopan,vultures.The disappearance of thesefamous Kaziranga and Manas National parks in the
mammals like tigers,lions,bears has emboldened thenorth-eastern State,Assam Though strict mearures
vested elements to destroy the forests as theirare being taken to salvage this wonderful species but
fearsome inhabitants cease to exist in theseongoing insurgency and borders with
places.Worldwide efforts are made to create moreBangladesh,Mynmar, Bhutan is making enforcement
areas as protected areas so that more and moremeasures almost ineffective and poaching is going on.
habitats can be provided to these wildlife creatures.ButEfforts are being made to protect once abundant
the ever soaring human population has posed mostasiatic elephants.Elephants are threatened by poaching
serious threat.More areas are converted into concretefor their tusks,by the loss of habitat due to human
foests to accommodate the human needs and greeds.pressure on forested areas and due to human
Why India is a significant country in the wildlifeconflict.The isolated populations of wild elephants in
context.Because India has numerous habitats suitableindividual wildlife sanctuaries are also threatened by
for varied wildlife-Perpetually snow clad himalayanloss of genetic diversity.Recently a number of corridors
ranges and lower himayan ranges in the north Indiaconnecting wildlife sanctuaries have been established
offer habitat for species like snow leopard,ibexto encourage the migration of wild elephants.
,bharal,himalayanDespite best and sincere efforts by India,the genuine
bears,wolves,elephants,leopards,countless birds,-desertsproblems like -soaring human number and their genuine
states in the west India offer ideal habitat for speciesneeds,-rampant corruption in all walks of life-illiterate
like tigers,Asiatic lions,numerous birdsea of humanity and their inability to meet their basic
species,camels,-western and eastern ghats in southneeds,-organised and well equipped poachers,ill
India offer ideal habitat for species endemic to thatequipped and demoralised forest officials-pose serious
areas,Western ghats are declared as a biodiversitythreat to wildlife conservation efforts in India.www
hotspot for wildlife,-coastal eastern India offer uniqueadventurersparadise.