About wildlife santuary
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
A Wildlife Sanctuary is established under sections 18-26 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and admits rights to the extent as allowed by the Collector at the time of settlement in concurrence with Chief Wildlife Warden of the State. Finally notified boundaries of the Wildlife Sanctuaries, like National Parks, can not be altered without resolution of the State Legislature. General public is legally restrained from destroying, exploiting, or removing any wildlife from the sanctuary, or destroying or damaging the habitat of any wild animal, or depriving any wild animal of its habitat in the sanctuary.
What is a Wildlife Sanctuary?
A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animal habitats and their surroundings are protected from any sort of disturbance. The capturing, killing and poaching of animals is strictly prohibited in these regions.
They aim at providing a comfortable living to the animals. India has beautiful wildlife sanctuaries, with dense forests, large rivers, high and beautiful mountains. Few of the these in India are mentioned here.
Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
Tourism is not permitted in a wildlife sanctuary. People are not allowed unescorted there. The main objective of establishing a wildlife sanctuary is to educate humans as to how to treat the animals. The animals are taken care of and allowed to live peacefully in their natural habitats.
Importance of Wildlife Sanctuaries
There are a number of reasons for establishing wildlife sanctuaries. Some of the reasons are listed below:
The wildlife sanctuaries are established to protect the endangered species.
It is quite difficult to always relocate the animals from their natural habitat, therefore, protecting them in their natural environment is advantageous.
The endangered species are specially monitored in the wildlife sanctuaries. If they reproduce and grow in number while under protection, few specimens can be kept for breeding in the conservation parks for their survival.
Biologist activities and researches are permitted in the wildlife sanctuaries so that they can learn about the animals living there.
A few sanctuaries take in injured and abandoned animals and rehabilitate them to health before releasing them in the forest.
Wildlife santuaries are endangered species and protect them from humans and predators.
Protection of Endangered Species
Many species of plants and animals are on the verge of extinction. Such creatures are conserved in the wildlife sanctuaries. Various sanctuaries have been established such as the Fleurieu peninsula sanctuary is maintained to protect sheoak habitat for glossy black cockatoos.
Conservation of Biodiversity
The landowners of a wildlife sanctuary are involved in:
Production and distribution of electricity.
Horticulture, grazing and farming enterprises
Wine production
Organic horticulture
Ecotourism
Many sanctuaries are involved in ecotourism. They offer accommodation, tour guides, nature walks, etc.
Education and Public use
The sanctuaries that are created on public land are involved in public use along with the conservation of biodiversity. For eg., golf courses, picnic areas, lakes for boating and swimming.
Thus we know, that a wildlife sanctuary is one of the finest ways of preserving the endangered species.
