Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Wildlife Protection Act 1972
1972
Wildlife
Objectives
The
Objectives
Salient Features
Applicable
It
Schedule
Species
Salient Features
Sanctuaries
The state govt. By notification, may declare any
area within the reserved forest or territorial
waters as a sanctuary if it considers fit the area
for protection and conservation of wild life.
Sanctuaries
A sanctuary is a protected area of land, wetland or sea
reserved for the conservation of wild animals, birds and
plants. India has over 492 wildlife sanctuaries. These
cover over 3% of India's total geographical area.
Hunting of any kind is prohibited in sanctuaries. Private
ownership rights over sanctuaries and limited human
activities may be granted provided they do not interfere
with the normal activities(feeding, nesting, breeding of
wildlife
National Parks
The
National Parks
A national park is protected area of land in which a typical ecosystem with
all its wild plants and animals are protected and preserved in natural
surroundings.
All national park lands then encompassed a total 39,919 km2, comprising
1.21% of India's total surface area
Hunting
Taxidermy
Penalties
Penalties are prescribed in section 51 .
Enforcement can be performed by agencies
such as the forest department , the police , the
wildlife control bureau , the customs and the
central bureau of investigations