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    The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for the protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India...
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    enacted the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and special projects such as Project Tiger, Project Elephant and Project Dolphin for protection of critical...
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    of Pollution) Act, 1981 Forest Conservation Act, 1980 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Water Act, 1974 "THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, and the motions...
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  • India had different laws to govern the environment. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 protected the biodiversity. It was amended later multiple...
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    Protected areas of India (category Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra)
    India, constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Tiger reserves consist of areas under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. There are 53 tiger...
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    1878. Both the 1878 Act and the 1927 Act sought to consolidate and reserve the areas having forest cover, or significant wildlife, to regulate movement...
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  • Project Tiger (category Wildlife conservation in India)
    sustaining tiger populations. As per the section 38 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the state governments are responsible preparing a Tiger Conservation...
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  • The Wildlife Protection Act of 2010 is a statute enacted by the government of the District of Columbia (which is coterminous with the United States capital...
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    India, Ministry of Environment & Forests Wildlife Legislations, including - "The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act" from the Official website of: Government...
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    August 2024. "Ramsar Wetlands Sites (As on August, 2022)". ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022. "RAMSAR Wetland...
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    The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom implemented to comply with European Council Directive 79/409/EEC on...
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    Conservation reserves and community reserves of India (category Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra)
    protection. (See Private protected areas of India) These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of...
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  • The Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife Protection Award is a national award instituted by the government of India for wildlife conservation. The award is in...
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  • the Act are enforced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the...
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    India List of national parks of India Sacred groves of India Sacred trees Wildlife sanctuaries of India "Biosphere Reserves in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment...
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  • Kingdom Canada Wildlife Act Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, India Fish and Wildlife Act, United States National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW), Australia...
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  • government as conservation reserve under the section 36A of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Gogabil Conservation Reserve, Katihar Bhaluni Dham Conservtttion...
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    variety of factors, chief among them is the enforcement of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in India banning ownership of snakes. In retaliation, snake...
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  • ceremonies." The United States Fish and Wildlife Service issues permits for otherwise prohibited activities under the act. These include permits for taxidermy...
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    most noted works are drafting of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 of India and demarcating many forest as wildlife sanctuaries. Further, reintroduction of...
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    philippensis). The lake was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in November 1999 under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and designated a wetland of international...
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    Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was the first act of the United States Congress to call specifically for an ecosystem approach to wildlife management...
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    Protection Act Airborne Hunting Act National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act African Elephant Conservation Act Wild Bird Conservation Act Rhinoceros...
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  • Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary earned the status of a sanctuary in 1975 and again in 2000 under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. It is located in the Fazilka...
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    with snake charmers. It is a protected species under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). The generic name and the specific epithet naja is a Latinisation...
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    India, hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The blackbuck has significance in Hinduism; Indian and...
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    independence in 1981, Belize enacted the Wildlife Protection Act, which is the main source of wildlife law in Belize. Wildlife in Belize is defined as any undomesticated...
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  • India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation...
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    notified in 1987 and declared a bird sanctuary in 1973 under the Wildlife Protection Act. As per the Chilika Development Authority's (CDA) updated data...
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    213/80 – In exercise of powers conferred by Section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the State Government. Executive orders declared...
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