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Natural Vegetation
Wildlife consists of animals, birds and fishes. All of them are useful to man in every ways. They provide milk, eggs, meat etc. We get wool, leather, skins, bones, horns from them. The animals can be used for ploughing, driving carriages, drawing water from wells and as beasts of burden. Wildlife also plays an important role in maintaining the ecological balance in nature. Indiscriminate hunting of wildlife not only disturbs the ecological balance but also leads to the extinction of some species altogether. So, there is a need for providing protection to these rare animals and birds for the future generations. Wildlife adds beauty to the nature and its destruction will naturally destroy the beauty of the nature.
Institutional efforts so far made :
(i) Thirteen biosphere reserves have been set-up in various parts of India and wild animals and birds are kept in their natural habitats. Nilgiri at the tri-junction of three-states (i.e. Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and Nanda Devi in Uttaranchal are some such biosphere reserves. India has so far 89 National Parks, 49 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 35 Zoological gardens setup to protet and preserve the wildlife.
(ii) Periodic censuses are being taken in order to find out the latest position of some rare species so that they can be preserved for our future generations. Tigers and Rhinoceros are some endangered species of wildlife in India.
(iii) Financial and technical assistance is provided to many Botanical Gardens by the Government since 1992.
(iv) Project Tiger, Project Rhino, Project Great Indian Bustard and several other eco-developmental projects have been introduced. Twenty five tiger reserves have been set up in different parts of India.
(v) The killing of wildlife has been banned by the Government. Special forest officers have been appointed and conferred with power to arrest the poachers.
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