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    The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had...
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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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    Control 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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    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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  • 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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    India, Ministry of Environment & Forests Wildlife Legislations, including - "The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act" from the Official website of: Government...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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 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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  • 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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    animals of endangered category Listed under Schedule-I and II of the Wildlife Protection Act among zoos. Exchange of animals between Indian and foreign zoos...
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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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award
    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    of the Ministry of Development has jurisdiction over this Act. The Act establishes wildlife sanctuaries even in protected or reserved forests and protects...
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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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    persecuted throughout India for bounties until they were given protection by the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Methods used for dhole hunting included poisoning...
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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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    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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  • the protection, management and preservation of wildlife and national parks in Peninsular Malaysia. The department was established under the Wildlife Protection...
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    National Tiger Conservation Authority (category Wildlife conservation in India)
    estimated the number at 2967 – an increase of 33% since 2014. The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to provide for constituting the National...
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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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