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What is the significance of wildlife act of1980,1986 and1991 |
| Answer» \tThe Act provides for the formation of wildlife advisory boards, wildlife wardens, specifies their powers and duties, etc.\tIt helped India become a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).\tCITES is a multilateral treaty with the objective of protecting endangered animals and plants.It is also known as the\xa0Washington Convention\xa0and was adopted as a result of a meeting of\xa0IUCN\xa0members.\t\t\tFor the first time, a comprehensive list of the endangered wildlife of the country was prepared.\tThe Act\xa0prohibited the hunting of endangered species.\tScheduled animals are prohibited from being traded as per the Act’s provisions.\tThe Act provides for licenses for the sale, transfer and possession of some wildlife species.\tIt provides for the establishment of wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, etc.\tIts provisions paved the way for the formation of the\xa0Central Zoo Authority. This is the central body responsible for the oversight of zoos in India. It was established in 1992. | |