Conservation of Forest and Wildlife
What is the process of protecting wildlife and natural habitats called?
Conservation
The major threats to tiger population are_______
The major threats to tiger population are numerous, such as poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion of prey base species, growing human population, etc. The trade of tiger skins and the use of their bones in traditional medicine
The national flower of India is
Lotus
The national animal of India is
Royal Bengal Tiger
The Indian Wildlife Act was implemented in
1972
“Project Tiger”, one of the wellpublicised wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched in
1973
Cassia fistula
Why do we use tiger bones?
For traditional medicinal purposes.
What is the song we sang
Lepcha folk song
How many tiger reserves were there initially under Project Tiger in India
There were 6 tiger reserves initially.
Which of the following have tropical evergreen forest?
Lakshadweep
The black buck and the Great Indian Bustard is also know as
chinkara and godawan
The central government also announced several projects for protecting specific animals, which were gravely threatened
the tiger, the one horned rhinoceros, the Kashmir stag or hangul, three types of crocodiles , the Asiatic lion, and others.
Give me any 2 tiger reserve in India.
Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, Sunderbans National Park in West Bengal, Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam and Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala are some of the tiger reserves of India.
How many plants were added to conservation project(Wildlife Act) in 1991
Six species
3 types of crocodile are
three types of crocodiles – fresh water crocodile, saltwater crocodile and the Gharial
Why is conservation preservation important in fisheries and agriculture
in agriculture, we are still dependent on traditional crop varieties. Fisheries too are heavily dependent on the maintenance of aquatic biodiversity
Why were India and Nepal prime targets for poaching and illegal trading of tigers?
Because they had about two-thirds of the world’s surviving tiger population.
India has more than ________ species of plants
45,000 species of plants,17,500 flowering plants.
In the Wildlife Act of 1980 and 1986-name me the insects that were added to it and the number of them
Several hundred butterflies,moths,betles, and one dragonfly