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The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Parliament of India Long title An Act to provide for the protection of Wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Citation Act No. 53 of 1972 Enacted by Parliament of India Enacted 9 September 1972 Status: In force The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted ...
[1] [3] It is protected under the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 (53 of 1972) by Government of India. [1] The Rangayyanadurga Sanctuary is rich in biodiversity. Other than unique antelope species endemic to India, mammals seen here include sloth bear, pangolin, jungle cat, porcupine and hyena. [1]
The Central Zoo Authority has been constituted under the section 38A of Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972. The Authority consists of a Chairman, ten members and a Member Secretary. The main objective of the authority is to complement the national effort in conservation of wild life.
Out of the 43 species, 29 species are protected under Schedule I, II & IV of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and 4 Species are also covered under IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of threatened species.
The olive ridley sea turtle has been listed on Schedule – I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended 1991). The species is listed as vulnerable under IUCN. [1] The sea turtles are protected under the 'Migratory Species Convention' and Convention of International Trade on Wildlife Flora and Fauna (CITES).
In India, hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. [50] [51] It inhabits several protected areas of India, including in Gujarat: Velavadar National Park, [1] [25] Gir Forest National Park; [52] in Bihar: Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary; in Maharashtra: Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary;
Phulahar Lake is home to 12 turtle species out of the 26 found in India, with seven of them being listed in schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. [2] Notably, the lake hosts a substantial population of the Indian softshell turtle, which is one of the schedule I species. [3]
The species has been listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, [13] [24] and in June 2007, it was transferred, along with all other slow loris species, to CITES Appendix I, which forbids international commercial trade.