Write a important of saving our forest and wildlife essay
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Save Forests and Wildlife
'As man learnt about nature he started to interfere with the laws of nature. He cut off the forests for agriculture and tamed wild animals for his food and clothing. Man was able to conquer nature, yet he can't control it. A balance exists between all living and non-living things in nature. Ecological disasters are bound to happen if there is any disturbance in the natural equilibrium. Increased industrialization and human requirements have led to the destruction of our forests and wildlife, which are interdependent in more than one ways.
Some of the facts that point out the urgent need to save our national wealth are:
' A national survey in India in 1980s revealed that humans inhibited 69% of Protected Areas.
' It is believed that an area of tropical forest 4 times the size of Switzerland disappears every year!
' Forest lands in the developing countries have declined to half of the original!
' Destruction of forests leads to the destruction of wildlife. For every plant species that becomes extinct upto 30 dependent animals and insects die.
' Earlier in this century there were about 50,000 tigers in India, but there are now less than 2000!
' Sri Lanka is a classic example, which can be cited while mentioning a place where the tusker population has been reduced to zero!
' 95% of the elephants that were killed in India were tuskers whose existence has been endangered due to poaching for ivory. According to the estimate provided by A report, Bangalore's Asian Elephant Conservation Center, on an average 250 tuskers are killed every year in India.
' In a period of about 400 years, on an average, every year a species has become extinct. By 1985 this rate had increased to one species per day!
Wildlife such as the aak bird of northern polar region, moa bird of New Zealand, dodo bird of Mauritius, thylacine of Tasmania, Indian tiger, Indian rhino, pink-headed duck, black-necked crane, bustard, barking deer, monitor lizard, panda, black panther, jaguar, lions, Indian wildass, muskdeer, etc are examples which are already or are about to become extinct. Animals facing the threat of extinction are Gila trout, Houston toad, gharial, Californian condor, javan rhinoceros, puma, polar bear, antelope, humpback whale, Kashmir stag (hangul), etc. Among plant species monkey orchid, alpine catchfly, snakes head fritillary, etc are endangered.
The way in which man exploits and destroys nature may definitely bring some short-term reward or profit but it harms him in the long run. The survival of the human race is possible only with the survival of our environment as a whole. A person may think that killing 'just one' animal or a bird won't matter much. But what is worth considering is the fact that there are millions of people out there having such attitude, thereby killing 'just one' animal or bird every now and then! It is this threat to wildlife that makes it mandatory for every person to understand the relation between organisms and their environment.
We have to make serious efforts toward wildlife conservation campaign. This credit goes to America because the first conservation area of the world- Yellow Stone National Park- was set up there in 1872. Today there are about 1200 such national parks and reserves in the world. The Himachal Wildlife Project, which was launched in the early 1980s, was the first serious attempt made by Indian conservationists in this direction. International Union for Conservation of Nature and natural resources (IUCN) was set up in 1948 in Switzerland and has done great work for the cause of healthy environment. WWF was set up in 1962 to provide funds for the conservation and preservation of wildlife. About 70% of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) projects have achieved their targets. India has taken the lead in rescuing a vital and charismatic predator- the snow leopard. Also, the Indian branch of the World Pheasant Association had started publication of a quarterly journal called the 'India News'. IWLA was passed in 1972 to protect habitats and endangered species. The government of J&K State had raised a trained force called as the 'Forest Protection Force' to tackle the illegal activities going in the forests in the state.
It is true that man has caused these problems; it is equally true that the solutions are also to be provided and implemented by man himself! If we sincerely want that 'hangul' should not become 'history' for the future generations, we have to make serious efforts toward its conservation. The future generations should be given the opportunity of witnessing the unique and beautiful Planet earth of ours and not read about the 'green planet' in the books of fiction! We have no option but to conserve nature or its bankruptcy will extinguish us all!