INTRODUCTION Indian is unique in having immense natural beauty is its different lions and in possessing a rich and diverse

wild life fauna Indian wild life is incomparable in its variety for example, the tiger, the lion and the leopard room about in the same country elephants and the one horned rhinoceros are found here in abundance. India has more types of the graceful deer and cats than any other country in the world. In facts, India includes more than 120 families of terrestrial vertebrates. It has been estimated that there are more than 400 species of mammals, 1200 species of Birds, more than 350 Species of Reptiles and more that 29,70,000 species of insects in India. REASONS FOR WILD LIFE The wild life has also been used commercially to earn a lot of money in on way or the other. The wild life is the cultural asset of a country li e India. It has deep rooted effect on art sculpture, literature and religion of the country.

For the preservation of species wild life management staff should have a correct idea about the exact habitat which the species under consideration needs. Natural habitat of wild animals should be carefully protected. Shooting and hunting of endangered species should be totally banned. Habitats of wild life should be improved by constructing water holes, saltlic s and by raising plantation of better and nourishing fodder grasses and trees.

MODES OF WILD LIFE CONSERVATION Protected species of Indian wild life are here they are, white eyed buc , blac buc , Four horen antelope, golden cat, snow leopard, great Indian bustard, Monitor lizard, winter lizard, leathery turtle, marsh

CONSERVATION MEASURES

crocodile etc.

REASONS FOR DEPLETION OF WILD LIFE Destruction of wild plants of forests for timber, charcoal and firewood often deprives wild animals their most palatable food and affects their survival. Absence of covers or shelter to wild animals. Noise pollution by different transport media and polluting river water have adversely affected wild animals. Hunting methods of all inds and for any purpose (that is, food, recreation, fur, plumage, tus , horn etc.) have caused destruction of wild life.

SOME INDIAN SANCTUARIES AND NATIONAL PARK Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary. Manas Wild life Sanctuary. Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Mundanthurai Sanctuary Ranganthittoo Bird Sanctuary. Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary. Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Kolameru Bird Sanctuary Guindy Deer Par . Sesan Gir Saris a Chil a La e Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Daachigam Wildlife Sanctuary WILD LIFE RESEARCH IN INDIA Wildlife Institute of India (WII) covers various aspects of applied research on wild life for different ecological and geographical regions of the country. Show leopard (Lada h), Nilgiri Langur (Tamil Nadu), Grizzled gaint squirrel (Tamil Nadu), monitoring of reintroduced Mugger crocodiles (Andhra Pradesh) and monitoring of reintroduced Rhinoceros (Dudhwa, U.P) are the main studies completed by the

institute. WILD LIFE EDUCATION AND TRAINING Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun organized 9 month PG Diploma and three months Certificate courses on wild life for protected area managers at the professional and Field technician level during 1991-92. The Institute also organized a Zoo Management course for Middle Level Managers and Technicians and 4 wee course for 16 trainees from Zoos and wild life organizations from different states.