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1. Prohibition of Hunting:
Hunting of wild life animals is strictly prohibited under this act but can
be permitted in certain cases such as when the animal become dangerous
to human life or is as disabled or diseased as to be beyond recovery.
Prohibition of picking, uprooting specified plants:
No person is allowed to willfully pick, uproot, damage, acquire or collect
any specified plant from an area specified and preserved by the
Government for wildlife.
Again, special permissions can be granted by the Chief Wildlife Warden
for the purpose of education, scientific research etc. v
Some more features of this rule are:
No person can deal and continue business in the trade of specified plant
without a valid license issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden. o No person
can purchase or acquire any
dealer.
Every specified plant will be the property of state government on whose
territory the plant is falling.
3. Sanctuaries, National Parks and Closed Areas;
relation to the time and place specified in the notice, and the animal or class of
animal so specified shall be fauna for the purpose of this act either generally or
in relation to the time and place specified in terms of the notice.
Fauna:
Although the major attraction is the Tiger, the large herds of chital, the stately
sambar, the elusive barking deer, the fleet footed chausinga, the majestic gaur,
the robust nilgai, the shy sloth bear, the whistling wild dogs, the omnipresent
wild boar, and the stealthy leopard make lasting impressions on the visitors to
this reserve. 0 As the night falls the small Indian civet, the palm civet, the ratel,
the flying squirrel make their presence felt. Hyenas, wild boars, spotted deer,
barking deer, gaurs, blue bulls, four horned antelopes, Indian pangolins,
porcupines and common languors are main wild animals found in this
national park.
Tadoba Andhari reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra.
Total area of the reserve is 625.4 square kilometers (241.5 sq mi).
Tadoba National Park created in 1955 with an area of 116.55 Square
kilometers (45.00 sq mi) and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary created in 1986
with an area of 508.85 square kilometers (196.47 sq mi). 0 The reserve
also includes 32.51 square kilometers (12.55 sq mi) Protected Forest and
14.93 square kilometers (5.76 sq mi) 'Other areas'.
Densely forested hills form the northern and western boundary of the
Tiger Reserve.
The elevation ofthe hills ranges from 200 m (660 ft) to350 m (1,150 ft).
To the southwest is the 120 ha (300 acres) Tadoba Lake which acts as a
buffer between the park's forest and the extensive farmland which extends
up to Irai water reservoir.
This lake is a perennial water source which offers good habitat for
crocodiles to thrive. Other wetland areas within the reserve include the
Kolsa Lake and Andhari River.
The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha
provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle
Book
Flora:
Kanha National Park is home to over 1000 Species of flowering plants.
The lowland forest is a mixture of (Shorea robusta) and other mixed
forest trees, interspersed with meadows. o The highland forests are
tropical moist dry deciduous type and of a completely different nature
with bamboo on slopes (Dendrocalamus striczus).
A very good looking Indian ghost tree (kullu) can also be seen in the
dense forest.
Kanha Tiger Reserve abounds in meadows or maidans which are
basically open grasslands that have sprung up in fields of abandoned
villages, evacuated to make way for the animals.
Kanha meadow is one such example. 0 There are many species of grass
recorded at Kanha some of which are important for the survival of
barasingha (Cervus duvaucelz branderi).
Dense forested zones with good crown cover have abundant species of
climbers, shrubs and herbs flourishing in the understory. o Aquatic plants
in numerous "tal" (lakes) are life line for migratory and wetland species
of birds. I
Fauna:
Kanha's carnivore population includes tigers, leOpards, wild dogs, wild
cats, foxes and jackals. 0 Among the deer species Swamp deer or hard
ground barasingha is pride of the place as it is the only sub species of
swamp deer in India (Cervus duavcelli branderi).
The animal is adapted to hard ground unlike swamp deer of the North
which live in marshy swamps. Kanha National Park has been
instrumental in rescuing the Swamp Deer from extinction. Indian Gaur
(Bos guarus), belonging to the ox genus, is found in Kanha but seen
mostly as winter ends. a In summer gaur inhabit meadows and water
holes in the park.
The invertebrate fauna includes, besides a number of insects and ant species.
Wild animals found} here are the tiger, bison, sambar, nilgai, chital, wild boar,
sloth bear and wild dog. - Nearly 30,000 tourists visit this sanctuary annually.
Wild animals to spot are the tiger, panther, elephant, bison, sambar, nilgai,
chital, wild boar, sloth bear and wild dog.
Invertebrates
This sanctuary is the residence of, besides numerous other insects and
ants species, about 49 butterfly species belonging to 9 families, the
important species among them are common rose, common Mormon, lime
butterfly, common sailor, common Indian crow, black rajah etc.
Mammals
Nearly 34 species of mammal belonging to about 8 orders and 16 families
are seen in this sanctuary, out of which about 14 species are of
endangered, namely tiger, panther, jungle cat, small Indian civet, palm
civet, wolf, jackal, sloth bear, common giant flying squirrel, gaur, four
horned antelope, mouse deer, pangolin.
Birds
The avifauna of this sanctuary is its most attractive wildlife feature.
Well over 166 species belonging to about 16 different orders and 47
families have been recorded here. 0 Also as many as 15 Species of
Reptiles
This sanctuary is the abode of about 36 species of reptiles belonging to 2
natural orders and 11 families out of which about 6 species are of
endangered status namely Indian rock python, Dhaman, Indian Cobra,
Russels viper, checkered keel back and common monitor.
Amphibia
This sanctuary is a home of many interesting varieties of frogs and toads like
tree-frog, bull-x frog, six-toed frog, an uncommon toad Raman Ella montana
etc.
Destruction
Exploitation of wild populations has been a characteristic of modern man
since our exodus from Africa 130,000 70,000 years ago. The rate
hunting continues at rate greater than the rate at which new members of
the population can reach breeding age and produce more young, the
population will begin to decrease in numbers.