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By sreepriya .s10
Wildlife protection act,1972
&Its importance
Wildlife protection actThe Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir which has its own wildlife act. It has six schedules which give varying degrees of protection.
OBJECTIVES
Prohibition on hunting of specified wild animals birds and plants.
Setting up and management of national park and wild life sanctuaries.
Control of trade and commerce in wildlife and wildlife products.
Definitions under the act {section 2}‘Animal’ include amphibians ,birds ,mammals , and
reptiles along with their young one . And it also include in cases of birds and reptile their eggs.
‘animal article’ means an article made from any captive or wild animal ,other than vermin and also include an article or object in which the whole or any part of animal has been used.
‘hunting’ includes:- a)capturing ,poisoning ,killing or trapping any wild animal and every attempt to do so.
b)driving any wild animal for any of the purposes specified in sub clauses.
c)injuring, destroying ,or taking any body part of any such animal ,or in case of wild birds or reptiles ,disturbing or damaging their egg or nest.
‘taxidermy’ means the curing , preparation or preservation of trophies.
‘vermin’ means any wild animal specified in schedule v.
Hunting of wild animals
Act prohibits hunting of wild animals. No person shall hunt any wild animal as specified in the schedules
wildlife sanctuaryA animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are
brought to live and to be protected for rest of their life
National parkA national park is a park in use for
conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns.
penaltiespenalties are prescribed in section 51. charge sheets can be filed directly by forest
department