Kadavur Slender Loris sanctuary
Source : Indian Today
GS III : Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
What is discussed under Kadavur Slender Loris sanctuary?
- About Slender Loris
- Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Why in News ?
The Karur and Dindigul districts in Tamil Nadu have been designated as the first Indian Slender Loris refuge under Section 26 (A)(1)(b) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Key Facts
- To create the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, the first of its kind in India, the forest lands of the Karur and Dindigul districts would be combined, totaling 11,806 hectares.
- This move by the TN government will protect the mammal’s habitat and also help in reducing its poaching.
About Slender Loris
- According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Slender Loris is a species that is considered to be endangered (IUCN).
- The improvement of the species’ habitat, conservation initiatives, and threat reduction are all necessary for its existence.
- A little, nocturnal mammal called the slender loris spends the most of its time on trees.
- They assist farmers by acting as biological predators of pests that damage agricultural crops.
- The species is significant and plays a variety of ecological roles in the terrestrial ecosystem.
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- It prohibits the hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV of the act.
- It forbids the removal, harm, collection, ownership, or sale of any particular plant from any protected area or forest property.
- Central Government can constitute any area as a Sanctuary, provided the area is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural or zoological significance.
Various Bodies under the act
- As per the act, the central government of India shall constitute the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
- For the aim of certifying all projects that are located inside or within 10 kilometres of protected wildlife regions, BWL establishes a Standing Committee.
- State governments are responsible for the constitution of the state board of wildlife.
- Act provides for the constitution of Central Zoo Authority consisting of a total 10 members including the Chairperson and a Member-Secretary.
- The act provided for the constitution of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) to combat organized wildlife crime in the country.
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