Conservation of Wildlife:ĭue to continuous increase in the number of endangered species, many steps have been taken to protect and manage the wildlife of the country. The Kashmir stag or hangul which is found in the Dachigam National Park (Kashmir) has been identified as yet another endangered species. Vulnerable species are naturally rare or have been locally depleted by human activities to a level that puts them at risk.Īnother fast disappearing species is the one-horned rhinoceros which is housed in the Kaziranga National Park (Assam), the home of wild buffaloes, tigers and sambhars as well, and the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, also in Assam, which is famous for wild buffaloes, rhinos and elephants. All stich species have been classified into three categories: endangered, threatened and vulnerable.Įndangered species are those considered in imminent danger of extinction, while threatened species are those that are likely to become endangered-at least locally-within the foreseeable future. There is also the tiger of Sunderbans.Įndangered Animal Species Some of our animals have already become extinct and there are many others facing danger of extinction. Mangrove Swamps of Sunderbans:įish, small crabs, and the Dorippe (having an unusual association with sea anemone), weaver ants, spotted deer, pigs, lizards, etc., are important animal lives. The islands house rare birds such as Narcondum hornbill, Nicobar pigeon and megapode. Dugong, false killer whale and dolphin are prominent marine mammals. Pigs, crab-eating macaque, palm civet and deers are other important land animals of the islands. They constitute about 75 per cent of the total mammals found on islands. Among mammals, bats and rats are predominant. These islands are home to many species of mammals, reptiles and marine aniinals. The most prominent ones are hoolock gibbons (only ape found in India), golden langur, capped langur or leaf monkey, etc.
There are wild elephants, gore and other larger animals. The region with heavy rainfall is very rich in animals. Tropical Evergreen Forest Region or Indo-Malayan Sub-region: Among birds the most famous is Great Indian bustard. Other animals are wild ass, blackbuck, desert cat, caracal, etc. The Indian desert gerbils are mouselike rodents. Among mammals rodents are the largest group. The Act was amended in 1988 to further facilitate prevention of forest destruction.Īnimals are mostly burrowing ones.
To check indiscriminate deforestation and diversion of forest land for industrial or construction work the Forest Conservation Act was enacted in 1980. This will help the forest-dependent people to improve their economy.
The Government of India has assigned the ownership of minor forest produce to the people living in and around forests for the purpose of collection, processing, trade and marketing through a national level legislation named as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest rights) Act, 2006. The conceptual framework for JFM emphasises development of partnerships with forest fringe people. The new components are: conservation and restoration of unique vegetation and eco-systems protection and conservation of sacred groves and joint forest management (JFM). It is proposed to broad-base the scheme by including following two new components in addition to the existing components of IFPS, i.e., infrastructure development and forest fire control management. The Planning Commission suggested renaming the scheme as ‘Intensification of Forest Management’ during the 11th Five Year Plan. An Integrated Forest Protection Scheme (IFPS) was being implemented during the Tenth Five Year Plan and is being continued during Eleventh Plan.
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