A.1. Wildlife conservation
Wildlife is defined by Section 2(37) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 to include any animal, either aquatic or terrestrial, and vegetation that forms a part of any habitat.
Wildlife is extremely important to the ecosystem. It plays an important function in environmental balancing. The significance also extends to the domains of economic relevance, investigative importance, gene bank, biological diversity conservation, cultural significance, and so on.
There are many laws in India that protect and conserve wildlife, as well as general biodiversity. The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 is a law that was enacted to safeguard wild animals, birds, and plants in order to ensure India’s ecological and environmental security.
A Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has also been established to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, particularly the trade of endangered species.