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lntroduction
Wlldllfe lncludes all undomesLlcaLed
llvlng planL and anlmal specles
1hrough proper wlldllfe
managemenL humans are also
preservlng Lhe envlronmenL
1he ma[orlLy of land ln Lhe u S ls under
prlvaLe ownershlp
1herefore lL appears evldenL LhaL wlldllfe
refuges alone cannoL be responslble for
all of Lhe wlldllfe managemenL acLlvlLles
Lvery landowner should have a goal of
achlevlng sound responslble wlldllfe
managemenL
1here are four areas where wlld
planL and anlmal specles beneflL
human exlsLence
- economlc
- medlcal and sclenLlflc
- aesLheLlc and recreaLlonal and
- ecologlcal
nce people undersLand Lhe
lmporLance of wlldllfe lL wlll no
longer be necessary Lo convlnce
Lhem of Lhe need for wlldllfe
managemenL
1he Lwo ma[or
sources of economlc
revenues ln Lhe
wlldllfe lndusLry are
hunLlng and flshlng
ndlvlduals spend money on llcenses
leases supplles and gulde servlces
Lher wlldllfe LhaL have economlc
lmporLance lnclude
- furbearlng anlmals
- planLs
- lnsecLs and
- blrds
,dico/ ond 5cintific 8nfits
,edlcally planLs or Lhelr exLracL are a
source of medlclne for 80 percenL of Lhe
world's populaLlon
n lessdeveloped Lroplcal counLrles alone
wlld planLs have an esLlmaLed value of
100 bllllon dollars annually
1hese planLs make up abouL 40 percenL
of all medlclnes drugs and
pharmaceuLlcals
urrenLly sclenLlsLs have sLudled abouL
3000 of Lhe 230000 known planL
specles
1he maln value of planLs ls LhaL Lhey
- produce oxygen
- regulaLe Lhe waLer supply and
- use solar energy Lo make chemlcal
energy
L musL be undersLood LhaL Lhe
dlverslLy of llfe lncludes
- bacLerla
- fungl and
- lnsecLs
1hese Lhree groups domlnaLe and ald ln
Lhe funcLlonlng of Lhe naLural ecosysLem
sthtic ond
kcrotiono/ 8nfits
1he aesLheLlc value of wlldllfe ls ofLen
Lhe moLlvaLlon for recreaLlonal acLlvlLles
noLher name for wlldllfe Lourlsm ls
ecoLourlsm
LcoLourlsm ls a poLenLlal source of
revenue for many 1hlrd World counLrles
dlsadvanLage Lo Lhe
growlng lndusLry of
ecoLourlsm ls Lhe
lmpacL Lhe people have
on Lhe local
ecosysLems
Peavy human acLlvlLy
wlll damage an
ecosysLem
co/oqico/ 8nfits
Lcology ls Lhe relaLlonshlp of all llvlng
Lhlngs wlLh Lhelr envlronmenL
bloLlc communlLy ls Lhe collecLlon of all
planLs and anlmals ln Lhe same
envlronmenL
1he use of one resource ln an ecosysLem
wlll have an effecL on all of Lhe oLher
resources
n 1974 Lhe world funded 1lger onservaLlon
ro[ecL was launched aL orbeLL naLlonal ark
ln an endeavour Lo save Lhls ma[esLlc anlmal
from exLlncLlon WlLh orbeLL as Lhe plloL
model elghL oLher Llger reserves came up ln
ndla L Lhe lasL counL Lhe Llger populaLlon ln
orbeLL and oLher parks had shown sLablllLy
ralslng hopes of naLurallsLs and conservaLors
worldwlde
1he mosL amblLlous conservaLlon pro[ecL ever
underLaken ro[ecL 1lger 8eserves was
launched wlLh Lhe supporL of Lhe World
Wlldllfe lund and Lhe lnvolvemenL of Lhe
worlds mosL ardenL conservaLlonlsLs
1he park Leems wlLh llfe
110 specles of Lrees
31 of shrubs
27 cllmbers
37 grasses and bamboos
nd 30 endemlc specles of mammals
more Lhan 600 specles of blrds
26 of repLlles
7 of amphlblans
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ro[ecL 1lger ls Lhe mosL famous wlldllfe conservaLlon
pro[ecL of ndla whlch was lunched ln 1972 Lo proLecL Lhe
dlmlnlshlng populaLlon of ndlan Llgers
s recenLly as 1970 Lhe hunLlng of Llgers was legal ln ndla
and Lhls ma[esLlc anlmal was hunLed by Lhe ersLwhlle royals
and ellLes for pleasure and lLs beauLlful skln
ccordlng Lo varlous esLlmaLes durlng Lhe 1930s and early
1960s over 3000 Llgers losL Lhelr llves Lo Lrophy hunLers
n Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe 1970s Lhe Llger populaLlon ln ndla
was esLlmaLed Lo be around 1800 shocklng and [olLlng Lhe
concerned auLhorlLles Lo formulaLe an lmmedlaLe plan Lo
save ndlan Llgers and Lhe resulL was Lhe launch of ro[ecL
1lger ln 1972
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ndla ls home Lo Lhe largesL number of wlld Llgers
ln Lhe world and shelLers approxlmaLely 60 of
Lhe worlds wlld Llger populaLlon
nlLlally 9 1lger reserves coverlng an area of
16339 sq km were chosen for ro[ecL 1lger
Corbett Nat|ona| ark was Lhe flrsL naLlonal park
of ndla Lo be covered under ro[ecL 1lger on
prll 1sL 1973
now as many as 27 1lger 8eserves coverlng an
area of37761 sq km are lncluded ln ro[ecL
1lger
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1he maln alm of ro[ecL 1lger was Lo creaLe a safe
haven and ldeal envlronmenLal condlLlons for Lhe
survlval and growLh of Llgers and lLs prey Lo
ensure malnLenance of a vlable populaLlon of Lhls
wonderful anlmal ln Lhe counLry
lrom lLs lncepLlon ln 1972 ro[ecL 1lger was
almed aL savlng Lhe Llger and Lo ldenLlfy and
ellmlnaLe Lhe facLors responslble for Lhe decllne
of Llger populaLlon ln Lhe counLry
1he facLors recognlzed by ro[ecL 1lger lncluded
hablLaL desLrucLlon foresLry dlsLurbance loss of
prey poachlng and compeLlLlon wlLh local
vlllagers and domesLlc anlmals
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ne of Lhe besL examples provlng Lhe success of
ro[ecL 1lger ln ndla ls Lhe famous and|pur 1|ger
keserve
ccordlng Lo surveys Lhe number of Llgers ln 8andlpur
1lger 8eserve has rlsen from only 10 ln 1972 Lo around
80 ln 1997
Slmllarly Lhe number of Llgers ln orbeLL 1lger 8eserve
also lncreased from mere 40 ln 1972 Lo abouL 130 ln
1997
1lger populaLlon ln ndla may noL sLlll be ln Lhrllllng
numbers and poachlng sLlll may be qulLe rampanL buL a
loL more efforL ls belng puL lnLo savlng Lhls beauLlful
anlmal
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1hough ro[ecL 1lger once saved Lhe Llgers from
exLlncLlon ln ndla Loday Lhe ro[ecL faces some
ma[or problems creaLlng grave slLuaLlons for ndla
Llgers
8eporLs of wldespread poachlng of Llgers ln Lwo of
Lhe premler 1lger 8eserves of norLh ndla Sarlska
and 8anLhambore ls hearLbreaklng news for Llger
lovers all around Lhe world
1hanks Lo Lhe efforLs made by ur ,anmohan Slngh
Lhe presenL rlme ,lnlsLer of ndla who vlslLed
8anLhambore Lo revlew Lhe condlLlon and ordered a
hlgh level lnqulry Lo book Lhe culprlLs
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speclal commlLLee comprlslng of emlnenL
ecologlsLs and wlldllfe experLs under Lhe
dlrecL supervlslon of Lhe rlme ,lnlsLer
hlmself has also been consLlLuLed Lo flnd new
ways Lo curb Lhe menace of lndlscrlmlnaLe
poachlng of Llgers ln ndla
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8andhavgarh
8andlpur
8hadra
8orlSaLpura
8uxa
orbeLL
uampa
uudhwa
ndravaLl
kalakad,undanLhural
kanha
,anas
,elghaL
nagar[unasagar
namdapha
akhulnamerl
alamau
anna
ench (,adhya radesh)
ench (,aharashLra)
erlyar
8anLhambore
Sarlska
Slmlllpal
Sundarbans
1adobandharl
valmlkl
THANK
YOU
8L1 1L8

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