New delhi date. 03 March 2021, Wednesday
Every year March 3 is celebrated around the world as ‘World Wildlife Day’. The purpose of celebrating this day is to bring awareness among the people for the protection of endangered plants and animals and species around the world. The United Nations General Assembly, in its 68th session on December 20, 2013, declared today, March 3, World Wildlife Day. The Wild Elephant Conservation Act was first passed in 1872 to prevent the extinction of wildlife. Every year since then, this day has been celebrated all over the world with the aim of conserving wildlife and spreading awareness about it.
What is the theme of this year?
The theme is given every year on World Wildlife Day by the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s theme is ‘Forest and Livelihood, Sustaining People and Planet’. Through this theme, the importance of forests in our lives and the dependence of the earth's ecosystem on them is being shown. In the year 2019, World Wildlife Day was celebrated on the theme 'Life Underwater: For People and the Planet'.
India's five leading wildlife sanctuaries where wildlife and forests are being protected
If we talk about wildlife and wildlife conservation in India, there are many wildlife sanctuaries where their conservation work is being done very well. Tourists from all over the world come here to see endangered species like tigers, elephants, rhinos up close. Learn about the five major wildlife sanctuaries in India where people from all over the world come to experience the thrill of wildlife.
1. Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
Jim Corbett National Park is situated on the banks of the river Ramganga, surrounded by the magnificent scenery of the Kumaon Mountains. It is said to be the oldest national park in India. It is one of the most popular tiger reserves in the country. The park was earlier known as Ramganga National Park, but in the year 1955-56 it was renamed as Corbett National Park (Corbett National Park). In Corbett you will find many species of wildlife such as tigers, panthers, elephants, deer, wild boar, monkeys and foxes. There are also several species of pythons and snakes. There are also 150 tree species, 50 mammal species, more than 550 bird species.
2. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan
Ranthambore National Sanctuary is world famous for its beauty, vast area and tiger presence. Here the tourist gets very thrilled to see the wildlife in the natural environment. This national park is considered to be one of the best tiger reserves in the country. Apart from tigers, sabers, wild boars, antelopes, foxes, panthers and wild cats are also found here. In addition to animals, about 264 species of birds can be seen here. Ranthambore was established by the Government of India in the form of Sawai Madhopur Sports Sanctuary in 1955 and was declared one of the Project Tiger Reserve in the year 1973.
It was developed as Ranthambore National Park in 1980. It may be mentioned that in the year 1984, the surrounding forests were declared as Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary and Keladevi Sanctuary. In the year 1992, all these areas were expanded as Tiger Reserve by adding other forests in the vicinity including Keladevi Sanctuary and Sawai Mansingh Sanctuary. Today, it covers an area of 1334 sq km.
3. Bandhavgarh Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh Sanctuary was declared a National Park in the year 1968. Today it is one of the major national parks in India. Spread over an area of 448 sq km, the park is home to a hill named Bandhavgarh, after which it is named. At 811 meters high, this mountain has many small and big mountains on which the growing teak and bamboo trees enhance the natural beauty. Located in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, this national park is known worldwide for its tigers. Don't miss out here if you want to see a tiger.
4. Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Kaziranga National Park is world famous for its one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros, Unicornis). Kaziranga National Park is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This is the only national park in Assam which is known for its rugged plains, tall grasses, tribes and mud besides animals. Spread over a total area of 430 sq km, the park is also home to a wide variety of birds.
5. Beautiful Forest National Park, West Bengal
Sundarbans National Park is located in the beautiful forest delta area of the river Ganga in the southern part of West Bengal. This national park is known worldwide for the Royal Bengal Tiger. The national park is surrounded by mangrove forests where saltwater crocodiles are also found. The Sundarbans National Park was declared a core area of the original Sundarbans Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1977. It was declared a national park in 1984.
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