Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
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What is the Wild Life (Protection) Act? The Wild Life (Protection) Act was enacted by the Government of India in 1972. It was one of the first comprehensive pieces(?) of legislation in India that addressed protection and conservation of wildlife, replacing the outmoded Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act of 1912. The WLPA extends to the whole of India, except for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This Act provides for the protection of plant and animal species and aims to ensure ecological and environmental sustainability. It establishes (six) schedules of protected plants and animals, and degrees of protection vary across the schedules with species under Schedule I being offered absolute protection. While the original intention of the law was centered around...... read on.....