Wildlife rescue pattern in India is very old. The stories of Panchatantra and Jungle Book etc. provide an example of love towards our wild animals. After independence, several effective steps were taken for wildlife conservation in the country.
(1) Indian Board for Wild Life-IBWL was formed in 1952.
(2) Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 " Created under which legal protection of wildlife, (i) ban on hunting of wild animals, (ii) provision of stringent punishment to the victims of theft, (iv) punishable hunting of lions, tigers, rhinoceros and elephants. Declaration of crime, (v) Prohibition on trade of rare and dying species (ban on trade in shahtush shawls),Provisions were made such as setting up committee for protection of wildlife. The Act was fully amended in 1991, which provided for harsher punishment. There is a provision for saving some plant species and conserving endangered species.
(3) The destruction of any forest for any purpose was prohibited by the Forest (Conservation) Bill in 1980 without the permission of the Central Government.
(4) Special projects undertaken for the rehabilitation of highly endangered castes; Such as tiger project, Himchita project, rhinoceros project, red panda project, crocodile breeding and resettlement project, Gir lion site project, musk deer project, Hangul project, rehabilitation for reindeer, wild dogs and foxes in Kukarel forest near Manipur Thamin The center has been established. The main objective of these projects is to maintain the level of population of these animals in India so that scientific, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values can be maintained. This will also protect the natural heritage. Tiger Project - Tiger Project was started in 1973. Today, there are 53 Tiger Reserves in 18 states of the country and their area is 53,693 sq km. The number of tigers in the country has fallen from 1,872 in 1972 to 1,706 in 2011.
5.) Today, a network of 92 national parks and 500 sanctuaries are spread across the country. Their area today is 1,567 lakh square kilometers which is 4.65 percent of the total area of the country.
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