What are the policy on focusing on conservation of endangered species?

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What are the policy on focusing on conservation of endangered species?

Answer 1

wildlife protection force ,, fauna flora conservation force ,,, species protection act

Answer 2

India is among the 12 mega biodiversity countries of the world.The total area under forest cover in India is 77.47 million hectare, which is 23.57% of the total land area.  606 protected areas comprising 96 national parks and 510 wildlife sanctuaries with overlapping of 28 tiger reserves and 25 elephant reserves cover an area of 15.59 million hect. and making up about 4.58% of the total geographic area and 22.12% of total forest cover of the country.  In addition to that, there are 150 recognized Zoological Parks having around 40,000 wild animals in captivity in the country.

The country stands out as a treasure trove of natural wealth despite countless obstacles to their conservation.  Habitat loss has been due to severe biotic pressure, diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes or illegal occupation, degradation of habitat, fragmentation of habitat. The Government of India has always been sensitive to this and taken several initiatives towards preservation of forests and wildlife in the country from time to time.

The first regular policy statement relating to forestry in India was issued in 1894.  After independence, a new National Forest Policy was enunciated in the year 1952, which substantially removed the angularities in the earlier Policy of 1894.  The 1952 Policy was replaced by the National Forest Policy of 1988 and has been adopted by all the States.

Today when wildlife habitat is under severe pressure and a large number of species of wild animals have become endangered, the Zoos have not only to sustain their own population, but also augment the depleting populations of endangered species in the wild.  Keeping in view of these facts, a group of experts was formed by the Central Zoo Authority just after its creation in 1992 with a mandate to prepare a strategy for conservation breeding of endangered species in Indian Zoos.

      

Sequence of steps to be taken up under the planned coordinated Conservation Breeding Programme of critically endangered wild animal species in India is:

Identification of species

Approximate number of animals of the species in the wild.

Number of animals of the species in captivity in Indian Zoos.

Identification of coordinating Zoos

Identification of participating Zoos

Existence of animal enclosures in coordinating, participating and other Zoos.

Existence/ creation of off-display enclosure for conservation breeding in coordinating Zoo

Identification of founders

Marking of founders (transponders,  ear tags or rings)

Preparation of animal history sheets and animal observation sheets of the identified founders by the Zoos

Compilation of Studbook by the National Studbook Keeper, (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun)

Liaison with the International Studbook Keeper of the species (if any)

Possibility of acquiring the founders from foreign Zoos (if required) and details of the Zoos from where founders can be acquired

Physical health check-up of the founders using the veterinary hospital in the Zoo as well as National Referral Centre (Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly)

Genetic health check-up of the founders using blood samples or body parts with help from LaCONES, Hyderabad

Engagement of Technical Assistant in the coordinating Zoo

Preparation of conservation breeding management plan of the species.