Chapter 9 Wildlife and Nature Conservation 9.1 Protected Areas The first national park in India was declared in 1935‚ now famous as the Corbett National Park. Since Independence‚ there has been a steady rise in the number of Protected Areas (PAs) (National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries)‚ especially after the enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. In 1988‚ there were 54 national parks and 372 sanctuaries covering a total area of 109‚652 sq km. By the year 2000‚ this number
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All living non-domesticated animals‚even if bred‚hatched or born in captivity are considered wild animals. India has many unique and rare animals‚birds and reptiles.However the pressure of growing population in various states of India has led to the increasing need of using land for human habitations and agriculture.This has led to the reduced habitat of many wild animals.Even though India is known for its tigers‚elephants and rhinoceros‚it is home to over 500 mammal species.Antelopes and deer(like
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20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONSERVE ENERGY Whenever you save energy‚ you not only save money‚ you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ the primary contributor to global warming‚ and other pollutants. You do not have to do without to achieve these savings. There is now an energy efficient alternative for almost every kind of appliance or light fixture. That means that consumers
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Executive Summary The following report entails a communication report on the non-for profit organisation‚ the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society‚ a marine wildlife and ecosystem protection group. It entails how the organisation chooses methods to communicate to their donators‚ supporters‚ governments and whalers and how exactly it delivers effective communication overall. A comparison of overall effectiveness with other non-for-profit organisations such as Amnesty International Australia‚ the
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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 conservation on campus. After observing 12 different stops on a three-mile long trip of Putah Creek‚ the average score I calculated as part of the university’s sustainability program is 1.83 on a scale of zero to three. This is a score that I expected from a university dedicated to sustainability and conservation‚ but there is room for improvement. In order to improve this score and balance high/low scores the university should have some areas reserved strictly for wildlife conservation (off
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which is important to formulate appropriate conservation strategies. Key Words - Seshachalam Hill Range – Biodiversity – Conservation INTRODUCTION Biodiversity defines the occurrence of living organisms of three kingdoms either primitive or advanced namely Kingdom Monera‚ Kingdom Plantae and Kingdom Animalia on the Earth in natural way to form communities and ecosystems. Two attributes of biodiversity according to International Conservation Point of view are species richness (The number
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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 its 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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Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss is mainly due to human population growth‚ industrialization and changes in the land use patterns‚ poaching of wild life and man wildlife conflicts. Man has begin to overuse or misuse most of these natural ecosystems. Due to unsustainable resource-use‚ once productive forests and grasslands have been turned into deserts and wastelands have increased all over world. Scientists have estimated that human activities are likely to eliminate approximately 10 million
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Rachel Stillman HONH242 11/27/12 The Role of Zoos in Conservation: Ethical Considerations As the animal rights movement has developed and grown substantially in recent years‚ there has been an increased focused on the welfare of captive animals. A popular institution that has received much attention for keeping animals captive is the zoo. Because of this focus‚ zoos have responded by publicizing their positive benefits for existence in order to justify keeping these animals on display. Since
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