CONSERVATION OF PLANTS & ANIMALS 32 WINDOW TO OUR RICH BIODIVERSITY After listening to the rich experience of Dr. Ahmed working on Indian Biodiversity, Prakriti and her class mates were highly motivated and wanted to find more about wild life conservation. Vigyan wanted to explore the various factors that are threatening the survival of numbers of plants and animals. Saba wanted to know the future of Tiger in India. Dr. Ahmed seeing the enthusiasm of the class urged them to visit the nearby national park or sanctuary during their forth-coming holidays and collect first hand information. After the break children met and were highly excited to show what they had collected from their visits. Some had visited the nearby national park sanctuary, others visited the agencies associated with conservation work and collected the literature and particulars relating conservation work. In that commotion all the photographs got mixed up and their identification slips were misplaced. Can you help Prakriti and her friends to identify these? What to do : Below are given the photographs of plants and animals collected by Prakriti, Nistha, Pawan, Vikas and Saba. Identify the animals using the names in the central bubble given and also write the names of those places where you have found them. 1. Olive Riddley Turtle 2. Bustard 3. Gibbon 4. Orchid 5. Rhinoceros Name of the Endangered animal and plants 70
1. Tahr Nilgiri 2. Orange Faced Monkey 3. Sandal wood tree 4. Lion tailed monkey Name of the Endemic species 1. Black buck 2. Spotted Deer Name of the Threatened but not endangered 71
1. Dodo 2. Passenger Pegeon Name of the Extinct species Something more to do : 1. List some of the causes that are threatening these plants and animals: 2. What were the causes behind the extinction of Dodo or passenger pigeon. 3. Given below is the outline map of India given the locations of the famous wild life Sanctuaries and national parks. Draw pointers from each of these and mention the animals protected in the boxes provided to you. A few national parks of India S.No. National Park City/State Animals Conserved 1. Kanha Mandla, Madhya Pradesh Tiger, Chital, Sambar, Black Buck, Barasingha 2. Corbett Nainital, Uttarakhand Tiger, Panther, Elephant, Deer, Antelope, Python 3. Simlipal Mayurbhanj, Orissa Tiger, Leopard, Sambar, Bison, Elephant, Chital, Wild Boar. 4. Gir Junagarh, Gujarat Lion, Panther, Hyena, Chinkara, Crocodile 5. Bandipur Mysore, Karnataka Elephant, Tiger, Jackal, Gaur 6. Ranthambore Sawai-Madhopur, Rajasthan Tiger, Panther, Hyena, Nilgai, Green Pigeon 7. Kaziranga Jorhat, Assam Rhinoceros, Wild Buffalo, Elephant, Tiger 72
A few wildlife sanctuaries of India S.No. National Park City/State Animals Conserved 1. Manas Barpeta, Assam Elephants, Tiger, Gaur, Golden Langur, Rhinoceros. 2. Dachigam Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Leopard, Black Bear, Serow, Hangul. 3. Periyar Idukki, Kerala Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Sambar. 4. Debrigarh Bargarh, Orissa Leopard, Gaur, Sambar, Bison, Hyena. 5. Sariska Alwar, Rajasthan Tiger, Panther, Hyena, Chital, Chinkara. 6. Mudumalai Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu Elephant, Gaur, Chital, Sambar. 7. Jaldapara Jalpaiguri, West Bengal Rhinoceros, Elephant, Tiger, A Variety of Birds. 73
Location of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India 74