Question

short note on conservation of vegetation and wildlife

Answer 1

India is one of the 17 mega diverse countries of the world. With only 2.4% of the world’s land area, 16.7% of the world’s human population and 18% livestock, it contributes about 8% of the known global biodiversity, however, putting enormous demands on our natural resources. India is home to world’s largest wild tigers population and has a unique assemblage of globally important endangered species like Asiatic lion, Asian Elephant, One-horned Rhinoceros, Gangetic River Dolphin, Snow Leopard, Kashmir Stag, Dugong, Gharial, Great Indian Bustard, Lion Tailed Macaque etc. The following steps have thus been taken to protect and manage the wildlife of the country:


1. The Government of India enacted
Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively protecting the wild life of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its derivatives.
The act extends to the whole of India except J&K which has its own wildlife act.
It has 6 schedules which give varying degrees of protection.
Schedule I and part II of Schedule II provide absolute protection and offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties.
The penalties for Schedule III and Schedule IV are less and these animals are protected.
Schedule V includes the animals which may be hunted. These are the Common crow, Fruit bats, Mice & Rats only.
Schedule VI contains the plants, which are prohibited from cultivation and planting.

Answer 2

Answer:

Conservation of Natural Vegetation and Wildlife. Forests provide a natural habitat for many species of animals. Deforestation, soil erosion, construction activities, forest fires, tsunami and landslides are the major factors that impact forest cover natural or man-made.

We need to conserve vegetation and wildlife because :-

1) The natural vegetation is the only source of atmospheric oxygen which is necessary for our respiration.

2) The natural vegetation is also habitat for different wildlife species. Due to these important contributions of the natural vegetation,the conservation of the natural vegetation is very important.

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