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Fill in the blanks :
1. Tropical evergreen forests are also called
____________ .

2. The Chipko Movement was started by
____________ in ____________ . Swamp deer Nilgai

3. We find tidal forests in ____________ .
4. The government runs ____________ in order to
plant more trees.

5. Vegetation includes ____________ , bushes and
____________ .

F ind Outind Out One-horned rhinoceros Indian bison
already extinct while many others are critically
Why is India known as gigantic zoo?
endangered. Deforestation and construction
activities too have caused a lot of harm to wildlife.
CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE
Many steps have been taken to conserve wildlife.
Hunting wild animals for food and skins has For this purpose, the national parks and wildlife
endangered a lot of animals, many of which are
sanctuaries have been set up in different parts of
India. At present, there are more than 166
INDIA national parks, 490 wildlife sanctuaries
Wildlife and 27 tiger reserves in India. Killing of
Dachigam
animals and cutting down of trees has
Kishtwar
been banned in these parks and
Govind
PAKISTAN Sagar CHINA sanctuaries in order to provide secure
Valley of Flowers
Rajaji habitat to wildlife. Hunting of many
TIBET
Corbett
Sultanpur Banbasa NE Namdapha animals has been banned by the law.
Dudhwa PAL
Sariska BHUTANAN
BHUT
Bharatpur Gorumara Kaziranga
a
Desert N.P. M ahan di Manas You, on your part, can also help to
Shivpuri Jaldapara
Ranthambhor
Chandraprabha conserve wildlife. You can refuse to buy
National Rajdawra
Ghariyal Gautam
Panna
Buddha things made which are made from the
BANGLADESH
Bandhavgan BANGLADESH
Hazaribagh
Nal Sarovar Dampa
Sunderbans animals parts. The Wildlife Week is
Pench Kanha Kisli
Gir Simlipal observed in the first week of October
Ushakothi
Tadoba MYANMAR
Kanheri Chandaka every year. You can tell the importance of
Sanjay Gandhi N.P. Chilika
Kangerghati
Kawal wildlife to the people during this week.
Karnala
Eturunagaram BAY OF
ARABIAN Koyna
Pocharam
BENGAL
SEA
Info Bits
Bhagwan Info Bits
Mahavir N.P. Dandeli
Ranganathitoo Guindy A And ndama Saddle Park The animal and plant species are
Vedanthangal aman a
Bannerghatta
Bandipur n and categorised as thus : extinct species have
Wildlife National Park Mt. Harret
Mudumalal nd N Nic
Silen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary already been destroyed; endangered species
Periyar icobar Isla obar Island are under serious threat of extinction;
(India)
Bird Sanctuary
Lakshadweep
SRI Tiger Sanctuary nds (India) vulnerable species can become endangered
SRI
LANKA
LANKA s (India)
if care is not taken; common species are
INDIAN
INDIAN OCEAN
OCEAN
found in abundance in their habitat.
National parks, wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries in India
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