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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preservation of wildlife important in your country? Discuss. The preservation of wildlife has gained increasing attention in the last decade when people started to realise that our attempts at making better lives for ourselves have robbed these animals of their homes. In Singapore‚ there is very little wildlife to speak of. With the exception of several species of birds and aquatic creatures‚ attention has been largely focussed on the conservation of the environment. This is not to say that wildlife has been
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------------------------------------------------- Wildlife conservation Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting endangered plant and animal speciesand 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 are government agencies dedicated to wildlife conservation‚ which help to implement policies designed to protect wildlife. Numerous independent nonprofit
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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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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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India are - Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur in Rajasthan‚ Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary in North Goa‚ Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Karnataka‚ Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in Kerala‚ Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary in Orissa‚ Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat ------------------------------------------------- Wildlife sanctuaries of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia India has over 551 animal sanctuaries‚ referred to as Wildlife Sanctuaries (IUCN Category IV Protected Area). Among these
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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 is an integral part of our ecosystem. It is a matter of great concern that some species of wildlife have been already exterminated while some others are facing extinction. Such extinction of species‚ though a part of the natural scheme of things has become a matter of concern because the alarming rapidity for decades now. Preservation of rate wildlife is of very great importance now. The writer of the place has discussed some of the cause of such extinction; the ecological imbalance caused
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vegetation and wildlife. India’s national parks and wild life sanctuaries (including bird sanctuaries) from Ladakh in Himalayas to Southern tip of Tamil Nadu‚ are outstanding and the country continues to "WOW" the tourists with its rich bio-diversity and heritage. Wildlife sanctuaries in India attracts people from all over the world as the rarest of rare species are found here. With 96 national parks and over 500 wildlife sanctuaries‚ the range and diversity of India’s wildlife heritage is matchless
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