Forest and Wild life conservation

By Prudhvi Ganesh

Forests & Wild life● Generally FORESTS are the

large areas covered thickly with plants and trees.

● WILD LIFE means the native animals of a region.

Importance of Forests● They provide raw materials to Industries.● They provide food, fuel etc.● They prevent soil erosion and preserve the fertility

of the soil.● Trees clean the air,they absorb nitrous oxides,

sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide.● They provide moisture and lower the temperature of

earth.

Some of the facts Regarding Forests● Forests in India that constitutes about 2% of

the World’s total area.● Arunchal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have

the largest and the denser forest area in India.● Haryana has the lowest forest area.

Depletion of Forests● Large scale cutting of trees for different

purposes like Industries.● Over grazing by cattle.● Forest fire, floods etc.

Conservation of ForestsFor the conservation of forests, following steps can be taken:● Conservation of forest is a national problem so it

must be handle with perfect coordination between forest department and other departments.

● The cutting of trees in the forests must be stopped at all costs.

● The special programs like Van Mahotsava should be launched.

● Celebrations of all functions, festivals should start with tree-plantation.

● Cutting of timber and other forest products should be restricted.

● Grasslands should be regenerated.● Forest conservation Act 1980 should be strictly

implemented to check deforestation.

Conservation of Forests – continue..

Categories of Wild lifeThere are three major categories of wildlife :

● Endangered wild life animals :They require direct human protection for survival.Examples:Indian fox,the wild dog, pig tailed monkey,the sloth bear etc.

Endangered wild life animals

Indian fox Wild dog

Pig tailed monkey Sloth bear

Categories of Wild life – continue..● Threatened wild life animals :

Threatened animals are any animals they need protection in the near future. Examples : Philippine Eagle-Owl,Philippine duck,Green Parrotfish,The Philippine Hawk-Eagle etc.

Threatened wild life animals

Philippine Eagle-Owl Philippine duck

Green Parrotfish Philippine Hawk-Eagle

Categories of Wild life – continue..● Rare wild life animals:

A rare wild life animals are the group of animals that are very uncommon.Examples :Pinta Island tortoise,Javan Rhino,Red Wolf,Baiji dolphin etc.

Rare wild life animals

Javan Rhino Pinta Island tortoise

Red Wolf Baiji dolphin

Necessity for Wild life Conservation● The wild life helps us in maintaining

balance of nature.● It can increase our foreign exchange with tourism.● Colourful birds, insects, beautiful flowers, trees

make environment beautiful.

Modes of Wild life Conservation

● Establishment of Sanctuaries and National park.● Shooting and hunting of wild life animals should

be totally banned.● Research on wildlife should be encouraged.● Public should be educated on importance of wild life

and forests.

Recent AdvancementsConserving India’s Forests: A New Policy

● The government of India recognizes that the future health of India’s forest ecosystems and they developed several policies like Wild-life Protection Act 1972 ,National Forest Policy 1988 and Project Tiger 1973.

● 1972 Wild-life Protection Act : Shooting and hunting of wild life animals should be totally banned.

● 1988 National Forest Policy :Preserving remaining natural forests.

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