Wild life protection act

The Wilderness Society applauds Sen. Bennet (D-CO) for introducing the Headwaters Protection Act today alongside Sen. Crapo (R-ID). The bill seeks to restore and maintain healthy watersheds on National Forest System land, which supply drinking water for one in five Americans and provide key fish and wildlife habitat. The Headwaters Protection Act would authorize increased funding for and improve equitable access to the Forest Service's Water Source Protection Program and Watershed Condition Framework, two programs that benefit freshwater resources. The bill would also require the Forest Service to ensure that future actions in National Forest like mining and timber harvesting will not have long-term negative impacts on watersheds. "The Headwaters Protection Act is a common-sense bipartisan solution that will help safeguard our water resources for future generations," said Mary Olive, Senior Government Relations Representative at The Wilderness Society. "The watersheds in America's National Forests are critical to our way of life. They provide drinking water for more than 60 million people and are a refuge for wildlife in the face of climate change. National Forest System land also supports a thriving recreation economy. Close to 75 percent of the nation's outdoor recreation takes place within one-half mile of streams or other water bodies. We urge Congress to allow more communities a voice in how their water is managed and pass this important bill." The Headwaters Protecti...

• The Wild Life (Protection)Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on December 17, 2021. The Bill amends the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The Act regulates the protection of wild animals, birds and plants. The Bill seeks to increase the species protected under the law, and implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Key features of the Bill include: • CITES: CITES is an international agreement between governments to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species. Under CITES, plant and animal specimens are classified into three categories (Appendices) based on the threat to their extinction. The Convention requires countries to regulate the trade of all listed specimens through permits. It also seeks to regulate the possession of live animal specimens. The Bill seeks to implement these provisions of CITES. • Rationalising schedules: Currently, the Act has six schedules for specially protected plants (one), specially protected animals (four), and vermin species (one). Vermin refers to small animals that carry disease and destroy food. The Bill reduces the total number of schedules to four by: (i) reducing the number of schedules for specially protected animals to two (one for greater protection level), (ii) removes the schedule for vermin species, and (iii) inserts a new sch...

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An Act to provide for the protection of Wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Citation Enactedby Enacted 9 September 1972 Status: In force The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an It has six schedules which give varying degrees of protection. History [ ] The "Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972" was enacted by the Parliament of India in order to conserve animals, birds, plants connected there with in 1972. Definitions under the Act (Section 2) [ ] • "animal" includes • "animal article" means an article made from any captive or wild animal, other than • "hunting" includes (a) capturing, killing, poisoning, (b) driving any wild animal for any of the purposes specified in sub clause (c) injuring, destroying or taking any body part of any such animal, or in the case of wild birds or reptiles, disturbing or damaging the eggs or nests of such birds or reptiles. • "taxidermy" means the curing, preparation or preservation of trophies. • "trophy" means the whole or any part of any captive or wild animal (other than vermin) which has been kept or preserved by any means, whether artificial or natural. This includes: (a) rugs, skins, and (b) • "uncured trophy" means the whole or any part of any captive animal (other than vermin) which has not undergone a process of taxidermy. This includes a freshly killed wild animal, ambergris, musk and other animal products. • "vermin" means any wild animal specified in Schedule V. • "...