Wildlife protection

act,1972
&
Its importance

By sreepriya .s
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Wildlife protection act

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

is an Act of the parliament of India

enacted for protection of plants and
animal species It extends to the
whole of India, except the State of
Jammu and Kashmir which has its
own wildlife act. It has six schedules
which give varying degrees of
protection.

OBJECTIVES
Prohibition on hunting of

specified wild animals birds

and plants.
Setting up and
management of national
park and wild life
sanctuaries.
Control of trade and

Definitions under the act {section 2}

Animal include amphibians ,birds ,mammals , and

reptiles along with their young one . And it also

include in cases of birds and reptile their eggs.
animal article means an article made from any
captive or wild animal ,other than vermin and also
include an article or object in which the whole or any
part of animal has been used.
hunting includes:- a)capturing ,poisoning ,killing or
trapping any wild animal and every attempt to do so.
b)driving any wild animal for any of the
purposes specified in sub clauses.
c)injuring, destroying ,or taking any body
part of any such animal ,or in case of wild birds or
reptiles ,disturbing or damaging their egg or nest.

taxidermy means the curing , preparation or

preservation of trophies.
vermin means any wild animal specified in
schedule v.

Hunting of wild
animals
Act prohibits hunting of wild animals. No person

shall hunt any wild animal as specified in the

schedules

wildlife sanctuary
A animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are

brought to live and to be protected for rest of their life

National park
A national park is a park in use for

conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of

natural, semi-natural, or developed land that
a sovereign state declares or owns.

penalties
penalties are prescribed in section 51.
charge sheets can be filed directly by forest

department