why was hunting popular in india and what were its effect
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hunting was popular in India because the British felt that wild animals were dangerous and they needed to be killed rewards were given for killing animals like lion,tiger,mammoth,etc.
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Hunting of big game was a popular sport in India. It was a popular sport among the emperors and nobility. Many Mughal paintings show emperors and princes enjoying hunt.
Under colonial rule, hunting increased to such an extent that many species became extinct. For the British, large animals were a sign of primitive and savage society. They believed that by killing large animals, they would civilize India.
Tigers, liopards and wolves were killed, because they posed a threat to the villagers. Over 80,000 tigers, 150,000 liopards and 200,000 wolves were killed.
Only then did environmentalists and conservatives advocate that these animals had to be protected.