Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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Wildlife Preservation The dinosaurs were the first major species to become extinct and then dodos became the second major species to become extinct... what is going to be next? ? Imagine waking up in the morning and seeing two large figures looking down at you. They begin to chase you and your family out of your home‚ as much as you want to try and defend yourself you cannot because you are too small and weak to fight
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India’s rich wildlife heritage is facing several threats. Just how serious is the problem? India is renowned as the land of the tiger and the elephant; many of our gods are depicted riding peacocks or tigers. But sadly‚ the equation that existed between people and wildlife centuries ago has vanished‚ and our Protected areas‚ which comprise a mere 4% of India’s landscape‚ are now mere islands amidst a sea of people‚ with tremendous demands and pressures being put on them. The most serious problem
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Wildlife in India The wildlife in India comprises a mix of species of different types of organisms.[1] Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows‚ buffaloes‚ goats‚ poultry‚ pigs & sheep‚ India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country. It is home to Bengal tigers‚ Asiatic lions‚ Leopards‚ Pythons‚ Wolves‚ Foxes‚ Bears‚ Crocodiles‚ Rhinoceroses‚ Camels‚ Wilddogs‚ Monkeys‚ Snakes‚ Antelope species‚Deer species‚ varieties of bison and not to mention the mighty Asian
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Wildlife Conservation in India What is Wildlife? Wildlife means all the flora and fauna‚ which are not domesticated by humans. It includes animals‚ plants and microorganisms. Wildlife tours in India is your chance to explore some of the well known tiger reserves and national parks sprinkled across different parts of the country. Wildlife in India India is a home to rich and diverse wildlife tours because of her wide range of climate‚ soil‚ weather and other such factors. Owing to such diversity
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on the brink of extinction means something to you? Then join hands with the wildlife organizations to save mother Earth! The natural projects and programmes started by the Indian government such as Project Tiger‚ Nature Camps and Jungle Lodges have been organised to promote wildlife awareness among the people. These projects not only help in preserving our natural heritage but also encourage eco-tourism. Why wildlife conservation is so important? Because the most beautiful gift that God has
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Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting endangered plant and animal species and their habitats. Among the goals of wildlife conservation are to ensure that nature will be around for future generations to enjoy and to recognize the importance of wildlife andwilderness lands to humans.[1] Many nations have government agencies dedicated to wildlife conservation‚ which help to implement policies designed to protect wildlife. Numerous independent nonprofit organizations also promote various
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1. Wildlife traditionally refers to non-domesticated vertebrates‚ but has come to broadly reference to all wild plants‚ animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet‚ and has a major impact on the environment‚ both positive and negative. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts‚ forests‚ rain forests‚ plains‚ grasslands‚ other areas including the most developed urban sites‚ all have distinct forms of
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Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India Introduction The Indian subcontinent boasts of serving as the natural habitat of a large and varied wildlife. The sub-continent with it’s varied geographical spread from the Himalayas in the north to the Cauvery basin in the south and the Kutch region in the west to the plains of Assam in East present a diverse range of environmental conditions for some of the most magnificent as well as the rarest wildlife species of the world in India to exist. The beauty
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In order to instigate wildlife conservation efforts in India‚ World Wildlife Fund has set up various groups. India hosts diverse kinds of wildlife species possibly due to the broad range of weather‚ soil‚ climate‚ and other similar factors. On the negative side‚ however‚ there are certain species that are threatened or vulnerable and are required pro¬¬tection. Perhaps the need of the time is to put more and more conservation efforts to protect wildlife in India. Wildlife Conservation Efforts in
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