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