Q.What are National Parks? Give two examples from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A National Park is a strictly protected area set aside by law to conserve wildlife and its habitat in its natural state; Dachigam National Park and Kishtwar National Park are two well-known examples from Jammu and Kashmir.
Step 1 — What is a National Park?
A National Park is an area of land (and sometimes water) that is legally notified and protected by the government primarily to conserve the natural flora, fauna, landscape and ecosystem of that region. Within a National Park:
- Human activities such as grazing of livestock, hunting/poaching, forestry, cultivation, and habitat destruction are prohibited or very tightly restricted.
- The boundaries are precisely defined by statute, unlike a wildlife sanctuary where some regulated human activity may still be permitted.
- The primary objective is to protect an entire ecosystem — the plants, animals and the physical environment together — rather than a single species.
Step 2 — Purpose/significance.
National Parks help in in-situ conservation of biodiversity, protect endangered and endemic species, preserve genetic diversity, maintain ecological balance, and often also support eco-tourism and scientific research.
Step 3 — Two examples from Jammu and Kashmir. …
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