Preethi's CBSE Class 10 Geography - Forest and Wildlife Resources

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Sacred groves

(The forests of god and goddesses)

Fauna in India

81000

3 extinct species

Dodo, asiatic cheetah, pink head duck

Flowering species which are endemic to India

15000

Indian wildlife (protection) act implemented in

1972

Project tiger launched

1973

JFM implemented in

1988

Flora in India

47000

The Himalayan yew is

A medicinal plant which contains a chemical compound called taxol.This has been used to successfully treat cancer. Now the species is under great threat due to over exploitation

States with a large area of reserved forests

Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra

3 types of crocodiles

Freshwater, saltwater and the gharial

Corbett national park in

Uttarakhand

Manas tiger reserve in

Assam

Legal protection against hunting and trade of

Black buck, Indian elephant and snow leopard

3 Endangered species

Black buck, crocodile, Indian wild Ass

3 vulnerable species

Blue sheep, asiatic elephant and gangetic dolphin

3 normal species

Cattle, pine and rodents

Himalayan yes tree found in

Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

4 tiger reserves in India

Corbett national park, sunderbans national park, Manas tiger reserve and periyar tiger reserve

3 rare species

Desert fox, hornbill and Himalayan brown bear

Greatest degrading factors behind depletion of forests are

Grazing and fuel wood collection

Where is taxol

In the bark, needles, twigs and riots of the Himalayan yew.

IUCN

International union for conservation of nature and natural resources

JFM

Joint forest management

Animals who have specific protection Programmes

Kashmir stag, tiger, one horned rhinoceros and three types of crocodiles

Periyar tiger reserve in

Kerala

State with the largest area under permanent forests

Madhya Pradesh at 75%

The Mundas and Santiago of Chota Nagpur region worship

Mahua and kadamba trees

Forest clearing project in Madhya Pradesh

Narmada Sagar project

3 endemic species

Nicobar pigeon, andaman teal, andaman wild pig

Un classed forests managed by local communities mostly In

Noth eastern states and parts of gujarat

The buxa tiger reserve in West Bengal is threatened by

Ongoing dolomite mining

Reserved and protected forests are referred to as

Permanent forests

States with a large area under protected forests

Punjab Haryana Bihar and rajasthan

Tribals of odisha and Bihar worship

Tamarind and mango trees during weddings

Sunderbans national park in

West bengal


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