What is India doing to protect species that are threatened by destruction of Habitat and other human activities?Answer me in detail please!(in long)
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Explanation:
WHEN IS A SPECIES SAID TO BE ENDANGERED...
If the population is less than 250 individuals and is continuously declining at 25% for the last one generation or three years.
• There is a high possibility of extinction in the wild.
Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, Indian lion, Indian Rhino, Gaur, lion tailed macaque, Tibetan Antelope, Ganga river dolphin, the Nilgiri Tahr, snow leopard, dhole, black buck, great Indian bustard, forest owlet, white – winged duck and many more are the most endangered animals in India.
a number of breeding programmes have been introduced.
CONTRIBUTORY STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN..
The government, NGOs and the other corporate bodies should come forward for this noble cause as this programme involves dedicated and special people and of course a lot of money.
• Reintroducing the endangered animals to the wild once their numbers increase has become successful in some cases though all species have not done well.
• If hunting and poaching can be controlled then there can be a significant change in the numbers of the endangered animals.
STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION...
• All the states, excluding Jammu and Kashmir (it has its own Act), adopted Wildlife (Protection) Act in 1972 which prohibits any type of trade for endangered and rare species.
• The Central Government provides every type of financial assistance to the State Governments for the conservation and protection of the endangered species.
• National ban was imposed on tiger hunting in 1970 and Wildlife Protection Act became effective in 1972. According to the latest tiger census (2015), there is an overall increase of 30% in tiger population. In 2010, there were 1700 tigers left in India according to tiger census which has gone up to 2226 tigers in 2015.
• Innumerable numbers of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Parks etc have been established by the government.
• In 1992, Central Zoo Authority (CZA) was initiated for the supervision of the management of zoological parks in the country.
• In 1996, the Wildlife Advisory
Committee and Wildlife Institute were established for seeking advice on different features of Wildlife conservation and matters related to it.
There are several other initiatives which have been taken up by the government to save the endangered species of India.
India is part of five main International Conventions which are associated to wildlife conservation.
They are (i) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), (ii) Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT), (iii) International Whaling Commission (IWC), (iv) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – World Heritage Committee (UNESCO – WHC) and (v) the Convention on Migratory Species (CHS).
MAJOR CAUSE OF THREAT..
Loss of habitat is one of the primary reasons for the endangerment of species. Today, human intervention plays a major role in the destruction of the natural landscape. Human activities like removal of trees that provide both food and shelter for innumerable number of species, mining and agriculture.
2. Over hunting and poaching has a very destructive and catastrophic effect on the number of animals and fishes all over the world.
3. Pollution like air pollution, water pollution and waste pollution, especially in the form of plastic plays a very dominant role in the endangerment of animal species. Pollution not only causes health hazards for humans, but it affects the animals also.
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India is doing to protect species that are threatened by destruction of Habitat and other human activities
- Under the guidelines of the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972, protected areas, including national parks, sanctuaries, conservation reserves, and community reserves that cover significant wildlife habitats, were established all over the nation. These areas serve to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
- The government has created national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and biosphere reserves to preserve the natural vegetation and wildlife. The government has supported educational initiatives like Social Forestry and Vanamahotsava.
- To help conserve wildlife, the Central Government has also constructed networks of national parks, sanctuaries, conservation reserves, and community reserves that span significant ecosystems formed in accordance with the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972.
- The US Endangered Species Act (ESA), with a fantastic success rate of 99 percent of the species listed on it, is our country's most successful statute to protect at-risk species from extinction.
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