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 INTRODUCTION Wildlife is a collective term that includes animals‚ bear‚ butterflies‚ crustaceans‚ fish‚ moths‚ aquatic and land vegetation which forms a part of a habitat. 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‚ rainforests‚ plains‚ and other areas-including the most developed urban sites
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led to large scale extinctions (Officer et al. 1986). Subsequent to the K/T transition and Gondwana split up there was cosmopolitanization of mammals that resulted in a shared lineage of old world mammals distributed in Madagascar and Penninsular India (Krause‚ et al. 1999). There is also evidence suggesting that the Asian ancestral mammals gave rise to at least one of the group of mammals that first appeared in North America about 55 million years ago (Beard‚ 2002). Therefore‚ the Asian region has
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Sanctuary Many people say the bathroom is there happy place‚ and I would agree with them to some degree. My happy place‚ or as I call it sanctuary‚ exists within the bathroom. It is the large‚ egg shell white colored‚ iron claw foot tub. This luxurious heaven‚ wrapped in cool porcelain‚ is the one place in my residence that melts all my stress away when I am in it. A long soak in the bathtub‚ is what I believe to be a cure for almost anything. It is the first place I run to when I want
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earth.It is more than that : it is one of the richest store of animal life.For instance‚it is remarkable that almost one third of the world’s mammalian species that may be called true mountain animals are native to these mountains. Jammu and kasmir with its variety of geographical regions‚ climates and vegetation has many delights to offer the wildlife enthusiast. Perphas no animal better epitomises the character and concerns of the mountain environment than the snow leopard‚ a beautiful and elusive
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the endangered species and taking necessary actions for those who are 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
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Some wildlife species like the rhinoceros‚ cheetah‚ elephant‚ crocodile‚ snake etc. are hunted by the poachers. There are persons of much daring who go into the forest stealthily without the knowledge of the wildlife department authorities and shoot the animals which may be a source of great gain to them. Poachers have long been active in several parts of the world. The elephants are killed for their tusks of great value. A pair of tusks in the international market may fetch an enormous amount to
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violation in biodiversity but it create the huge gap in the environment as the result the wildlife are become extinct today. Now days the only and last place left for wildlife animals are menagerie (zoo). Sanctuaries and Zoo are the safest place for the animals today. The fear for the animals‚ by the human are now changed vice verse.The government had take numerous steps to protect the wildlife animals. The wildlife protection act and the reserved area act are the scheme from the govt side is to prevent
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Endangered Tigers Today wild tigers exist in Eastern Russia‚ China‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ North Korea‚ Thailand‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Bhutan‚ India and Nepal. In order to live in the wild‚ tigers need water to drink‚ animals to hunt‚ and vegetation in which to hide. As the mountains‚ jungles‚ forests‚ and long grasses that have long been home to tigers disappear‚ so too‚ do tigers. Agricultural expansion‚ timber cutting‚ new roads‚ human settlement‚ industrial expansion and hydroelectric dams push
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