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What is Conservation?

To protect our flora and fauna and their habitats is called Conservation.
Deforestation force us to conserve flora and fauna

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DEFORESTATION AND ITS CAUSES

Clearing of forests and using that land for other purposes is called deforestation.
The major threat for both plants and animals is deforestation.

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CAUSES FOR DEFOERESTATION

Procuring land for cultivation
Building houses and factories
Making furniture or using wood as fuel

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CONSEQUENCES OF DEFOERESTATION

Global warming
Droughts
Floods
Ground water depletion

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GLOBAL WARMING

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CONSERVATION OF FOREST AND WILD LIFE

To protect our flora and fauna and their habitats Protected areas called Sanctuaries, National parks, Biosphere reserves have earmarked

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Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wildlife Sanctuaries provide protection and suitable living conditions to wild animals. sanctuaries are places where killing (poaching) or capturing of animals is strictly prohibited.
SANCTUARY: Areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitats.

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National Park

Areas reserved for wildlife where they can freely use the habitats and natural resources.

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National Parks

There are the areas of land or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity.
As of september2002 India has 89 national parks and 492 wild life sanctuaries are present.

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BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Large areas of protected land for conservation of wildlife,plant and animal resouces and traditional life of the tribals living in the area.

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BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Biosphere reserves are special category of protected areas of land coastal environments wherein people are the integral component of the system.
It has three zones 1.core zone 2.Buffer zone 3.transition zone.
Core zone undisturbed zone
Buffer zone meant for demonstration and research
Transition zone a active area of cooperation between reserve management and local people

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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

ASIATIC LION

CARACAL

BROWN ANTLERED DEER

MUSK DEER

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Endemic Species

Endemic Species are those species of plants and animals which are found exclusively in a particular area.

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Red Data Book

Red Data Book is the source book which keeps a record of all the endangered flora and fauna and plants. There are different Red Data Books for plants,animals and other species.

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