TITLE: FORESTS AND WILDLIFE AUTHOR

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TITLE FORESTS AND WILDLIFEAUTHORS NAME DHANYA
MANOORAFFILIATION STUDENT (10TH STANDARD,
VIKASA HIGH SCHOOL)ADDRESS VIKASA HIGH SCHOOL,
ALKOLA, SHIVAMOGGA 577204
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FORESTS

• Generally saying FORESTS are the large areas
  covered thickly with plants and trees..

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TROPICAL EVER GREEN FORESTS
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TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FORESTS
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TROPICAL THORN AND SHRUB FORESTS

• These forests are found where rain fall is
  between 60 and 75 cms. These forests have short
  stem trees
• Babul , Kasvi ,coarse grass ,palms and Kikar
  trees are found

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DESERT VEGETATION
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MANGROOVE FORESTS
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HIMALAYAN OR ALPINE VEGETATION

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IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS

• They provide raw materials to Industry
• They provide food, fodder, fuel, fertilizer and
  fibre.
• They prevent soil erosion and preserve the
  fertility of the
• soil.
• They provide moisture and lower the temperature.
• They are the home for many animals and birds,
  thus , they preserve the biodiversity.
• They maintain the ecological balance.
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DEPLETION OF FORESTS

•   Large scale cutting of trees for different
  purposes like Industries.
•   Over grazing by cattle.
•   Irrigation and power projects.
•   Forest fire, floods etc.

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CONSERVATION OF FORESTS

• 1.   Nationalization of forest operations
• 2. Protection and operation of wild life and
  environment.
• 3.  Commercialization of Industrial forest
  operation.
• 4.  Raising the forest area to 33.3 of land of
  India.
• 5.  Social forestry
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SOME OF THE FACTS REGARDING THESE FORESTS

• Forests in India that constitutes about 2 of the
  Worlds total area cover 22.8 of the land.
• Arunchal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have the
  largest and the denser forest area in India.
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• Haryana has the lowest forest area.

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WILD LIFE

• WILD LIFE means the native animals of a
  region.

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CHAUSINGA

• NEELGAI

• SWAMP DEER

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

• These are the species, which are in danger of
  extinction and which may not survive if the
  adverse factors continue to rotate.

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 VULNERABLE SPECIES

• The species likely to move into the endangered
  category in the near future if the causal adverse
  factors continue to operate

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RARE SPECIES

• These are the species with small population in
  the world and are at risk

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THREATENED SPECIES

• These are Species, which are in any one of the
  Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare Species categories

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THREATENED REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF INDIA
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TIGER SNOW LEOPARD

• FISHING CAT

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MARSHY CROCODILE

• GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD

• WHITE WINGED WOOD DUCK

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REASONS FOR DEPLETION OF WILD LIFE

• 1. Absence of shelter to wild animals.
• 2.  Deforestation
• 3. Destruction of wild plants which affects
  the survival of wild life
• 4. Pollution

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NECESSITY FOR WILD LIFE CONSERVATION

• 1. The wild life helps us in maintaining balance
  of nature.
• 2. It can increase our foreign exchange if linked
  with tourism.
• 3. The preservation of wild life helps to make
  their study easy.
• 4. The wild life of India is our cultural asset
  and had deep rooted effect on Indian art,
  sculpture and religion.

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MODES OF WILD LIFE CONSERVATION

• Protection by law
• Protected species of Indian wild life
• Establishment of Sanctuaries and National park
• Natural habitates of wild life should be
  carefully protected
• Shooting and hunting of endangered species should
  be totally banned
• Research on wildlife should be encouraged
• Public should be educated

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NATIONAL PARKS IN KARNATAKA

• Bandipur
• Bannerghatta
• Nagarahole
• Kudermukh
• Anashi
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National parks of Karnataka

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SANCTURIES IN KARNATAKA

• Adichunchanagiri
• Arabithittu
• Attiveri
• Daroji
• Gudavi
• Ranganathittu
• Shettihalli
• Mookambika
• Ghataprabha