An act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto with a view to ensuring the ecological and environmental security of the country. This act may be called the Wildlife Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
The 2002 Amendment to the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 the bible of the conservation movement calls for a new category of protected areas, a Community Reserve . Recognising communities can take positive action to conserve natural resources,
The saperas snake charmers of Delhi loive in a unique colony called Mollarbandhgaon. This community, located next to the Badarpur thermal power station, is known locally as sapera basti community of snake charmers. The community has been living
Acting on a petition, the Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the forest department on the Gopalpur lake controversy. The petitioner challenged the constitution of the state wildlife advisory
environmentalists and forest department officials in Sikkim are incensed at the recent release of two Russians who were found stealing rare species of butterflies, moths and beetles from the
