Wildlife Reserves, National Parks and Sanctuaries in India – Essay The wildlife reserves in India may broadly be classified in two types: national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Wildlife sanctuaries have the special purpose of preserving animals and birds. National parks protect the entire ecosystem. Image Source: team-bhp.com […]
Important Zonal Divisions of Wildlife in India – Essay (i) The Himalayas (ii) Peninsular India (iii) Tropical evergreen forest region or Indo-Malayan Sub- region (iv) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and (v) Mangrove Swamps of Sundarbans. Image Source: thewildlifeofindia.com (I) The Himalayas: The Himalayas can be sub-divided into three parts. […]
Legislatures of eleven states of the Indian Union, viz Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal resolved to delegate their law making power with respect to wildlife to the parliament. A number of Wildlife Acts have been promulgated in most states and Union Territories. Some of them are: Image Source: indymedia.org [...]