TITLE: FORESTS AND

WILDLIFE
AUTHOR’S NAME: DHANYA MANOOR
AFFILIATION: STUDENT
)
(10TH STANDARD, VIKASA HIGH SCHOOL
ADDRESS: VIKASA HIGH SCHOOL,
ALKOLA, SHIVAMOGGA 577204
 FORESTS:
Generally saying FORESTS are the large
areas covered thickly with plants and trees..
TROPICAL EVER GREEN
FORESTS
TROPICAL DECIDUOUS
FORESTS
 TROPICAL THORN AND SHRUB
FORESTS:

„ These forests are found where rain fall is

between 60 and 75 cms. These forests have
short stem trees
„ Babul , Kasvi ,coarse grass ,palms and Kikar
trees are found
DESERT VEGETATION
MANGROOVE FORESTS
HIMALAYAN OR ALPINE
VEGETATION
 IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS
1. They provide raw materials to Industry
2. They provide food, fodder, fuel, fertilizer and fibre.
3. They prevent soil erosion and preserve the fertility of the
soil.
4. They provide moisture and lower the temperature.
5. They are the home for many animals and birds, thus ,
they preserve the biodiversity.
6. They maintain the ecological balance.
 DEPLETION OF FORESTS
• Large scale cutting of trees for different
purposes like Industries.
• Over grazing by cattle.
• Irrigation and power projects.
• Forest fire, floods etc.
 CONSERVATION OF FORESTS
1. Nationalization of forest operations
2. Protection and operation of wild life and
environment.
3. Commercialization of Industrial forest operation.
4. Raising the forest area to 33.3% of land of India.
5. Social forestry
 SOME OF THE FACTS
REGARDING THESE FORESTS
„ Forests in India that constitutes about 2% of
the World’s total area cover 22.8% of the land.

„ Arunchal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have

the largest and the denser forest area in India.

„ Haryana has the lowest forest area.

 WILD LIFE

WILD LIFE means the native animals of a

region.
 NEELGAI

SWAMP DEER

CHAUSINGA
 ENDANGERED SPECIES
These are the species, which are in danger of
extinction and which may not survive if the
adverse factors continue to rotate.
 VULNERABLE SPECIES
The species likely to move into the endangered
category in the near future if the causal adverse
factors continue to operate
 RARE SPECIES
These are the species with small population in
the world and are at risk
 THREATENED SPECIES
These are Species, which are in any one of the
Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare Species
categories
 THREATENED REPTILES, BIRDS AND
MAMMALS OF INDIA

AMPHIBIANS AND
BIRDS MAMMALS
REPTILES

Salamander The Great Indian Bustard Capped langur

Marsh Crocodile The white winged wood duck Tiger
Estuarine Crocodile Lion
Gharial Leopard
Snow leopard
Golden Cat
Fishing cat
Sloth bear
Desert Cat
TIGER SNOW LEOPARD

FISHING CAT
MARSHY CROCODILE
GREAT INDIAN
BUSTARD

WHITE WINGED WOOD DUCK

 REASONS FOR DEPLETION OF
WILD LIFE
1. Absence of shelter to wild animals.
2. Deforestation
3. Destruction of wild plants which affects
the survival of wild life
4. Pollution
 NECESSITY FOR WILD LIFE
CONSERVATION
1. The wild life helps us in maintaining balance
of nature.
2. It can increase our foreign exchange if linked
with tourism.
3. The preservation of wild life helps to make
their study easy.
4. The wild life of India is our cultural asset and
had deep rooted effect on Indian art, sculpture
and religion.
 MODES OF WILD LIFE
CONSERVATION
„ Protection by law
„ Protected species of Indian wild life
„ Establishment of Sanctuaries and National park
„ Natural habitates of wild life should be carefully
protected
„ Shooting and hunting of endangered species should
be totally banned
„ Research on wildlife should be encouraged
„ Public should be educated
 NATIONAL PARKS IN
KARNATAKA
„ Bandipur
„ Bannerghatta
„ Nagarahole
„ Kudermukh
„ Anashi
National parks of Karnataka
 SANCTURIES IN KARNATAKA
„ Adichunchanagiri
„ Arabithittu
„ Attiveri
„ Daroji
„ Gudavi
„ Ranganathittu
„ Shettihalli
„ Mookambika
„ Ghataprabha