{"id":34222,"date":"2018-10-30T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34222"},"modified":"2018-10-30T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:54:07","slug":"blackbuck-conservation-reserve-to-come-up-in-u-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blackbuck-conservation-reserve-to-come-up-in-u-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbuck conservation reserve to come up in U.P."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/blackbuck-conservation-reserve-to-come-up-in-up\/article19972031.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackbuck conservation reserve to come up in U.P.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wildlife conservation reserve dedicated exclusively to the blackbuck is coming up over 126 hectares in the trans-Yamuna region of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State cabinet has approved a Blackbuck Conservation Reserve in the Meja forest division that is known for its rocky, undulating and arid terrain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About blackbuck sanctuaries in india<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few national parks and sanctuaries inhabited by blackbuck in the country, like the <\/span><b>Velavadar Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, there are not many conservation reserves exclusively dedicated to the antelope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About blackbuck<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Blackbucks, known for their majestic spiral horns and coat colour contrasts, are found in grasslands and open forests.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They once ruled the open savannahs of north and central India, but are now restricted to just a few patches and habitats, primarily due to human population growth, ecosystem degradation and hunting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.P. government evoked Section 36 A (1) and (2) of the <\/span><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to declare the conservation reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Protected Areas of India:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protected areas are those in which human occupation or at least the exploitation of resources is limited. These are defined according to the categorization guidelines for protected areas by the <\/span><b>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 4 categories of the Protected Areas in India viz,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Parks,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanctuaries,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conservation Reserves, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Reserves.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>National Park:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A National park is an area with enough ecological, geo-morphological and natural significance with rich fauna and flora, which is designed to protect and to develop wildlife or its environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities like grazing, hunting, forestry or cultivation etc. are strictly prohibited. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Wildlife Sanctuary:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any area other than area comprised with any reserve forest or the territorial waters can be notified by the State Government to constitute as a sanctuary if such area is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural. or zoological significance, for the purpose of protecting, propagating or developing wildlife or its environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference between a Sanctuary and a National Park mainly lies in the vesting of rights of people living inside. Unlike a Sanctuary, where certain rights can be allowed, in a National Park, no rights are allowed. No grazing of any livestock is permitted inside a National Park while in a Sanctuary, the Chief Wildlife Warden may regulate, control or prohibit it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conservation reserves and community reserves in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These terms denote the protected areas of India which typically act as buffer zones to or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such areas are designated as Conservation Reserves if they are uninhabited and completely owned by the Government of India but used for subsistence by communities and Community Reserves if a part of the lands is privately owned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><b>hese protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 \u2212 the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land, and land use.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (with Amendment Acts of 2003 and 2006):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The act provides for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and matters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connected with them, with a view to ensure the ecological and environmental security of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir which has its own wildlife ac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for prohibition on use of animal traps except under certain circumstances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for protection of hunting rights of the Scheduled Tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has provisions for the <\/span><b>Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has six schedules which give varying degrees of protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Species listed in Schedule I and part II of Schedule II get absolute protection \u2014 offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Species listed in Schedule III and Schedule IV are also protected, but the penalties are much lower<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule V includes the animals which may be hunted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plants in Schedule VI are prohibited from cultivation and planting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The act constitutes a <\/span><b>National Board for Wildlife<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides guidelines for framing policies and advising Central and State Government on promotion of wildlife conservation and controlling poaching and illegal trade of wildlife and its products;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making recommendations for setting up and managing national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suggesting measures for improvement of wildlife conservation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also sets up <\/span><b>National Tiger Conservation Authority.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackbuck conservation reserve to come up in U.P. Context A wildlife conservation reserve dedicated exclusively to the blackbuck is coming up over 126 hectares in the trans-Yamuna region of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The State cabinet has approved a Blackbuck Conservation Reserve in the Meja forest division that is known for its rocky, undulating and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blackbuck-conservation-reserve-to-come-up-in-u-p\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blackbuck conservation reserve to come up in U.P.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-test-1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704576529},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}