Environment and Ecology Part 3: Wildlife Protection Act, Project Tiger and the IUCN Lists, Exam-Ready Notes

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One statute, six schedules, one flagship project and three international lists: the whole conservation paper.

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  1. WPA 1972
  2. Lists to keep apart
  3. Revise in 30 seconds

WPA 1972

  • Six schedules; Schedule I gives absolute protection; sanctuaries, parks, conservation reserves ladder up.
  • Project Tiger 1973; NTCA statutorised 2005; 58 reserves now.

Lists to keep apart

  • IUCN Red List: extinction risk, nine categories, LE to LC.
  • CITES: trade appendices I-III; CMS: migratory species.

Revise in 30 seconds

  • Schedule I = highest protection.
  • Project Tiger 1973; NTCA since 2005.
  • IUCN = risk, CITES = trade, CMS = migration.

Quick revision

  • Six schedules; Schedule I gives absolute protection; sanctuaries, parks, conservation reserves ladder up.
  • Project Tiger 1973; NTCA statutorised 2005; 58 reserves now.
  • IUCN Red List: extinction risk, nine categories, LE to LC.
  • CITES: trade appendices I-III; CMS: migratory species.
  • Schedule I = highest protection.
  • Project Tiger 1973; NTCA since 2005.