Q.Write a note on i) Protected areas, ii) Wild life sanctuaries, iii) WWF.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1 (Protected Areas). Protected Areas are biogeographical areas where biological diversity, together with natural and cultural resources, is protected, maintained and managed through legal measures; they include national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, community reserves and biosphere reserves. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre recognises about 37,000 protected areas worldwide, and India alone has some 771 of them, covering 162,099 km2 and comprising 104 National Parks, 544 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 18 Biosphere Reserves, and several sacred groves — together forming the backbone of India's in-situ conservation strategy.
Step 2 (Wildlife Sanctuaries). A Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) is an area — other than reserve forest or territorial waters — that a state government notifies for its adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural or zoological significance, specifically to protect endangered faunal species; unlike a national park, some restricted human activities remain permitted under Chapter IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, including ecotourism (provided animal life stays undisturbed), forest-product collection, regulated timber harvesting, and private land ownership. India has 544 wildlife sanctuaries covering 118,918 km2 (3.62% of the country's area), with Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala — known for its Indian tigers and Asiatic elephants — as a well-known example; Tamil Nadu itself hosts prominent sanctuaries including Vedanthangal Lake Birds WLS (1936) and Mundanthurai WLS (1977). …
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