The Wildlife of India

·             The wildlife Protection act enacted by parliament of India on - 

·                09-sept-1972.

·         The branch of science that deals with growth and establishment of forest  - Silviculture .

·         The branch of science that deals with forest & wood – Silvology.

·         The branch of science that deals with the study of wooded plants ( trees, shrubs and lianas) – Dendrology.

·         The branch of science that concerned with the influence of soils on living things (plants) – Edaphology.

·         The branch of science that deals with the study of soils on their natural habitat – Pedology.

·         The scientific and objective study of animal behaviour – Ethology .

·         The study of Origination or causes – Etiology .

·         The Wildlife Institute of India is situated at Dehradun. 

·         World Forestry day is celebrated on - 21^st March.

·         Project Tiger was started in the year – 1973.

·         ICFRE – Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education.

·         Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy , Dehradun is functioning as a staff college of the officers of IFS.

·         Reserve Forest Bhimbandh is situated in Bihar.

·         World wide fund for Nature - is largest private international nature conservation organization.

·         Tigon is the cross between a tiger & lioness.

 

·         Hemis National park is situated at the highest altitude in the country.

·         The hybrid between male tiger and female lion is called – Litigon .

·         Pavo is devoted to Indian Ornithology.
 

·         Threatened and rare species of flora and fauna kept under the book – Red data book .

·         Nandan kanan Zoological park, Bhubaneswar having largest number of white tiger population.

·         Central Zoo Authority is the governing body of All Zoo’s in India.

·         West Bengal has highest number of zoos in India.

·         Arignar Anna Zoological park , Vandalur, Tamilnadu is the Largest zoo of India.

·         Marble palace Zoo, Kolkata is the oldest existing zoo in India.

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries :

The national park and wildlife sanctuaries are protected natural habitats. In these habitats the human activities such as haunting , mining , cutting of trees etc are strictly prohibited. But Research is allowed by the permit of governing body of the Park.

·         Some Important National Parks :

·         Gir Forest National Park– Asiatic lion – (Gujrat).

·         Great Himalayan National Park – Himachal Pradesh (UNESCO World Heritage site).

·         Indravati National park – Chhastigarh ( Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas).

·         Jaldapara national Park – West benal.

·         Kaziranga National park – Assam ( Indian rhinoceros, UNESCO world Heritage site).

·         Kanha National park – Madhya Pradesh.

·         Keibul Lamjao National park – Manipur ( Only floating park in the world).

·         Keoladeo National park – Rajasthan (UNESCO World Heritage site).

·         Manas National Park – Assam (UNESCO World Heritage site).

·         Salim Ali National park – Jammu & Kashmir.

·         Silent Valley National park – Kerala.

·         Sundarbans National Park – West Bengal (UNESCO World Heritage site).

·         Ranthambore National park – Rajasthan .

·         Rani jhansi Marine National park – Andaman & Nikobar Island .

·         Nokrek National park – Meghalaya ( UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).

·         Nanda devi National – Uttarakhand (UNESCO World Heritage site ).

·         Mount Harriet National park –  Andaman & Nicobar Island ( Importat bird area as attributed by birdlife International new species frog named Rana Charles Darwini).