FOREST AND WILDLIFE
              SkandaS Shenoy
                X standard
              Vikasa High School
            Alkola, Shimoga – 577 204
            WILD LIFE
         INTRUDUCTION:
      Indian is unique in having immense natural beauty is its 
     different lions and in possessing a rich and diverse wild life 
      fauna Indian wild life is incomparable in its variety for 
     example, the tiger, the lion and the leopard room about in the 
     same country elephants and the one horned  rhinoceros are 
            found here in abundance.
     India has more types of the graceful deer and cats than any 
     other country in the world. In facts, India includes more than 
         120 families of terrestrial vertebrates. 
     It has been estimated that there are more than 400 species of 
     mammals, 1200 species of Birds, more than 350 Species of 
     Reptiles and more that 29,70,000 species of insects in India
     REASONS FOR WILD LIFE
    ฀• The wild life has also been used 
     commercially to earn a lot of money in on 
     way or the other.
    ฀• The wild life is the cultural asset of a 
     country like India. It has deep rooted effect 
     on art sculpture, literature and religion of 
     the country.
                         CONSERVATION MEASURES:
            •   For the preservation of species wild 
                life management staff should have 
                a correct idea about the exact 
                habitat which the species under 
                consideration needs.
            •   Natural habitat of wild animals 
                should be carefully protected. 
            •   Shooting and hunting of 
                endangered species should be 
                totally banned. 
            •   Habitats of wild life should be 
                improved by constructing water 
                holes, saltlicks and by raising 
                plantation of better and nourishing 
                fodder grasses and trees.