Do You Know About The Conservation Projects of India?

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The Greater One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) has been under great threat. Due to hunting for sport, this species had declined. These wildlife animals were poached mainly for their horns. The statistics in 2011 show that there were around 3,600 Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in existence worldwide, with a majority population (around 70%) existing in Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

This conservation project was set up to help the population get back to a reasonable number. The program focuses on increasing the population of Indian Rhinoceros in Assam. The main focus of this vision to spread the rhino population across seven or more protected areas. There was a continuous translocation of this species in order to spread the population across the continent and to ensure that the new generations grow in areas where there are enough resources to sustain them.

PROJECT ELEPHANT

The Project Elephant is mainly to protect and increase this species. The Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus ) has been declared an endangered species. According to the statics in 2011, there are around 25,600 to 32,750 Asiatic Elephants in the world.

These species suffer due to habitat degradation and loss as well as poaching. Since the elephant is a large animal it requires broad expanses of land in order to survive, the isolated protected areas may help in the increase of population for a short period of time but it doesn't provide a sustainable solution since the population will outgrow those isolated areas.

The main aim of this conservation project is to expand existing reserves and create new reserves where possible. It is also working towards reducing human encroachment into and exploitation of these areas.

This conservation project is placed in the 49,500 sq km stretch of land from Nepal's Bagmati River in the east to India's Yamuna River in the west. TAL contains 9 protected areas in India. It aims in protecting the wildlife within that area such as tigers (Panthera Tigris), Asiatic Elephants (Elephas maximus), Greater One-horned Rhinoceros, and the Gangetic Dolphins (platanista gangetica). These species are under threat of poaching, illegal extraction of natural resources, inadequate infrastructure support for implementing the wildlife conservation measures by the state departments.

The objective of this project is to secure wildlife corridors within TAL-India, prevent wildlife poaching and illegal wildlife trade in TAL-India, and reduce human-wildlife conflicts in TAL-India. They plan to continue work with the forest department, local administration, and local communities and community-based organizations to achieve their objectives.

The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) exists mostly in the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim, India. The rapid increase in tourists in Sikkim between 1980 and 1995 and their subsequent requirement for resources has accelerated the deforestation in Sikkim and it has resulted in the habitat loss for the Red Pandas.

The construction of roads, over-grazing, and reduction of habitat quality by removal of maternal-den trees have all played a part in the reduction of the Red Panda population.

This conservation program aims for long-term conservation of the Red Pandas and to conduct reintroduction of the Red Panda in controlled environments in order to create populations in identified sites.It is also working towards building up a partnership with different government authorities like the Forest Department and the Indian army, and NGOs like the Mountain Institute, Resources Himalaya and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to work together to revive the Red Panda population.

PROJECT VULTURE

The three main species of vultures in India are the White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), the Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), and the Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus), which have drastically declined. Initially, it was thought to be due to a foreign unknown disease but as research was carried on it was discovered that the medicine Diclofenac when used as a painkiller for cattle had some disastrous consequences.

When Vultures ate the treated cattle, this chemical, Dicolofenac, entered the vultures' systems and caused kidney failure and eventually death. This action plan aims to enhance awareness about Diclofenac and its effects on the vulture populations through regular workshops. It is also conducting research on the creation of alternatives to Diclofenac and the creation of vulture breeding and conservation centers.

The main focus of this conservation project is to protect and maintain the wildlife population. It is also implemented in order to prevent poaching and reducing human encroachment in these areas. The protection of wildlife animals would help to protect our ecosystem.

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