Wildlife protection act

Act ID: 197253 Act Number: 53 Enactment Date: 1972-09-09 Act Year: 1972 Short Title: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Long Title: 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. Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification: yet to be notified Year Description Files 1973 CENTRAL RULES, 1973 1995 WILDLIFE (SPECIFIED PLANT STOCK DECLARATION) CENTRAL RULES, 1995 1973 Rules Wild Life (Proteciton) Act, 1972 1973 THE WILDLIFE (TRANSACTION AND TAXIDERMY) RULES, 1973 30-03-1994 RECOGNITION OF ZOO RULES 1992 18-04-1995 G.S.R.348(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995 18-04-1995 G.S.R.349(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Specified Plants - Conditions for Possession by Licensee) Rules, 1995 18-04-1995 G.S.R.350(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Specified Plant Stock Declaration) Central Rules, 1995 1995 WILDLIFE (SPECIFIED PLANTS - CONDITIONS FOR POSSESSION BY LICENSEE) RULES, 1995 1995 WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) RULES, 1995 18-04-2003 S.O.445(E), [18/4/2003] - The Declaration of Wild Life Stock Rules, 2003. 10-11-2009 Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009 dated November 10, 2009 12-2013 Notification Wild Life (Proteciton) Act, 1972 10-12-2014 National Board for Wild Life Rules, 2003 Year Description Files 2001 (Wildlife Section I) NOTIFICATION 28-05-2001 S.O.474(E), [28/5/2001...

New York legislators say that neonics are harmful to bees, birds, and other pollinators. However, Senator Borello argues that the safety of these seeds has been settled by studies and registered for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Tags: • • • • • Introduction • Constitutional Provisions for Wildlife: • The 42 nd Amendment Act, 1976, Forests and Protection of Wild Animals and Birds was transferred from State to Concurrent List. • Article 51 A (g) of the Constitution states that it shall be the fundamental dutyof every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forests and Wildlife. • Article 48 A in the Directive Principles of State policy, mandates that the State shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. • Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: The Act was enacted for the protection of plants and animal species. • It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. • Prior to this legislation, India had only five designated national parks. • At present, there are 101 National Parks in India. • Authorities Appointed under the Act: • The Central Government appoints the Director of Wildlife Preservation and assistant directors and other officers subordinate to the Director. • The State Governments appoint a Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW) who heads the Wildlife Wing of the department and exercises complete administrative control over Protected Areas (PAs) within a state. • The state governments are also entitled to appoint Wildlife Wardens in each district. Salient Features of the Act • Prohibition of hunting: It prohibits the hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV of the ...

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 rare, elusive ghost orchid (Dendophylax lindenii) camera icon Natural History Library / Alamy Stock Photo HOLLYWOOD, Fla.— The Institute for Regional Conservation, the Center for Biological Diversity and the National Parks Conservation Association notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue the agency for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act protection for the ghost orchid. The Service missed the mandatory deadline to make a decision on whether to protect the ghost orchid in January. The agency’s recently released workplan reveals that the rare flower is not slated to receive a protection decision until as late as fall 2026. “We are highly disappointed that we must resort to a lawsuit to get the ghost orchid the legal protection imperative for its survival,” said George Gann, executive director at The Institute for Regional Conservation. “However, we cannot let bureaucratic inertia and inadequate funding for the Endangered Species Act lead to the extinction of this amazing icon of the Greater Everglades — that would be a senseless and unnecessary tragedy.” “With so many threats facing the ghost orchid, time is running out for these lovely spirits of our swamps,” said attorney Elise Bennett, Florida and Caribbean director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These enchanting flowers need the Endangered Species Act to help stave off proposed oil drilling in their habitat, increased poaching, and battering winds from more inte...

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. • "...