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Explain how the following projects initiated by the Indian government help to protect animals.
What is the location of the
project?
What is the result of the
project?
Project Tiger
Project Elephant
Lion Sanctuary
Operation Rhino
Crocodile Breeding Project
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Explanation:
Different animal projects in india as launched by govt. of India
1. ANIMAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN INDIA PRESENTED BY MEENTU PRAKASH MSC. 1ST SEM
2. Introduction • Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is the largest terrestrial mammal of India . • Elephant being wide ranging animal requires large areas. • The requirement of food and water for elephants are very high and therefore their population can be supported only by forests that are under optimal conditions. • Asian elephants were believed to be widely distributed. About half of the Asian elephant population is in India. • However current distribution of wild elephant in India is confined to South India ; North East including North West Bengal; Central Indian states of Orissa , South WB and Jharkhand; and North West India in Uttarakahnd and UP.
3. Project Elephant (PE) was launched by the Government of India in the year 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with following objectives : 1. To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors 2. To address issues of man-animal conflict 3. Welfare of domesticated elephants
4. • Financial and Technical support are being provided to major elephant bearing States in the country. • The Project is being mainly implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. • Small support is also being given to Maharashtra and Chattisgarh .
5. Main activities under the Project are as follows: 1. Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory routes of elephants; 2. Development of scientific and planned management for conservation of elephant habitats and viable population of Wild Asiatic elephants in India; 3. Promotion of measures for mitigation of man elephant conflict in crucial habitats and moderating pressures of human and domestic stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
6. 4. Strengthening of measures for protection of Wild elephants form poachers and unnatural causes of death. 5. Research on Elephant management related issues. 6. Public education and awareness programmes. 7. Eco-development of elephant habitats; 8. Provide improved veterinary care for elephants.
7. Elephent Reserves: • There are eleven elephant range areas in the country with 26 Elephant Reserves notified by the respective State Governments. • There are four elephant reserves in Kerala, viz., 1.Wayanad ER 2.Nilambur ER 3.Anamudi ER 4. Periyar ER
8. Till now 26 Elephant Reserves (ERs) extending over about 60,000 sq km have been formally notified by various State Governments .
9. Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants ( MIKE ) Programme: MIKE program started in South Asia in the year 2003 with following purpose – • To provide information needed for elephant range States to make appropriate management and enforcement decisions. • And to build institutional capacity within the range States for the long-term management of their elephant populations.