Wildlife conservation projects in INDIA

This presentation is related to wildlife .

1. Wildlife conservation projects in india By : Nida Anwar

2. Wildlife Conservation Projects Wildlife Conservation projects aim to preserve and use natural resources in a sustainable manner. This is done to ensure that future generations can benefit from these resources. Wildlife is an essential element of nature, so it must be protected. The government of India has initiated many wildlife conservation projects like Project Elephant, Project Tiger, Indian Rhino Vision 2020, Project Hangul, Crocodile Conservation Initiative, etc.

3. Project Tiger The population of Indian Tigers was rapidly dropping at the end of the twentieth century. In response, government of India launched project Tiger in 1973. Project Tiger was established in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand , in 1973. This is a Ministry of Environment and Forests-sponsored initiative. The project’s goal is to save tigers from extinction by ensuring that the animal has a viable population in its native habitat. The Initiative has had tremendous success in restoring the habitat and population of tigers in the protected regions.

4. Tiger Task Force To ensure the proper implementation of the project Tiger , it required the need for statuary authority to ensure tiger conservation. The Tiger Task Force was Set up to look after the problems of Tiger conservation in India, on the recommendations of the national board for wildlife. The TTF proposed the formation of the National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA ). National Board for Wildlife 》Tiger Task Force 》 NTCA

5. Project Elephant Project Elephant is a federally funded program that began in 1992. The project intends to help with elephant management and protection in states with free-roaming wild elephant populations The protection of elephants is particularly crucial because it has been classified as a national heritage of the country. The Government of India did this in 2010, following the recommendations of the Standing Committee on the National Board of Wildlife. .

6. The project’s goals are as follows: Preservation of elephants, elephant corridors, and their habitats; prevention of man-animal conflicts; and protection of domesticated elephants. This initiative is critical because it protects elephants from poachers and hunters, hence reducing illegal ivory trade.

7. Project Crocodile Crocodilians were threatened in India because of an increase in indiscriminate kills. They were poached for commercial interests, causing their population to plummet dramatically. Aside from that, there has been a loss of habitat due to increased development and industrialization. In response to this scenario, Project Crocodile was launched in 1975 . The initiative was launched by the Indian government in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization and the United Nations Development Fund.

8. The project include an intensive captive rearing and breeding program intended to restock depleted Gharial habitat. Crocodile populations have increased as a result of the project’s implementation, saving them from extinction. National Chambal Sanctuary and Katerniaghat wildlife Sanctuary are two of the protected sites.

9. Project Hangul The Hangul , also known as the Kashmir Red Stag , is a subspecies of the Central Asian Red Deer that is native to northern India. It is typically found in the deep riverine forests of Kashmir Valley, Himachal Pradesh, Sindh Valley, etc. The Jammu and Kashmir governments, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) and World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ), developed a program in the 1970s to protect and conserve the Kashmir Red Stag and its habitat.

10. It has been considered one of the most endangered mammal species in the Indian subcontinent since the 1950s. Threats to Hangul: Habitat destruction, Overgrazing, infection and poaching. The project’s goal was to build enclosures for the species’ artificial breeding.

11. Indian Rhino Vision 2020 Single Horned Rhino is an important protected wildlife in India. The conservation efforts for this animal started in 1987 as ‘ Project Rhino’ Indian Rhino Vision 2020 , which was launched in 2005 , was an ambitious initiative to achieve a wild population of at least 3,000 larger one-horned rhinos scattered throughout seven protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by the year 2020. Kaziranga , Pobitora , Orang National Park, Manas National Park, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, and Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary are the seven protected places.

12. Some other projects are : Project Gangetic River Dolphin (1986) Project Snow Leopard (2009) Project Vulture (2006) The Gur Lion Sanctuary Project (1972) Project Himalayan Musk Deer (1981) Project Cheetah (2022)

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