kerala psc Beat Forest important points

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Ø  In order to conserve wildlife, the Govt. Of

India passed the Wildlife protection act -

1972

Ø  The wildlife reserve of India are of two

types the Wildlife Sanctuaries and the

National Parks.

Ø  The number of national parks in India - 103

Ø  To increase the number of national animals

classified under the endangered species

many projects have been launched Project

Tiger - 1973, Crocodile Breeding Project -

1975, Rhinoceros Project,Snow-leopard

Project and Project Elephant - 1992

Ø  First National Park in India - Jim Corbett

National Park (1936) (Uttarakhand)

Ø  The wildlife protection Society of India

(WPSI) was founded by - Belinda Wright

(1994)

Ø  The old name of jim corbett National Park

-Hailey National Park (Ramganga National Park)

Ø  First marine wildlife sanctuary in India

-Gulf of Kutch Marine Park

Ø  The Tiger Reserve famous for white tigers-

Nandankanan tiger reserve (Odisha)