WILDLIFE INDIA@50: Saving the Wild, Securing the Future

Name : WILDLIFE INDIA@50: Saving the Wild, Securing the Future

Author : MANOJ KUMAR MISRA

Book Format : Hardcover

Genre : Literature & Fiction

ISBN : 9789355205575

Language : English

Pages : 501-600 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Rupa Publications India

Sub Genre : Contemporary Fiction Novels Books

In 1972, a quarter century after Independence, the colonial legacy of shikar had continued despite

the concerns that trophy hunting, trade in wildlife products and the increasing loss of natural habitat

was taking a huge toll on India’s famed and diverse wildlife. The cheetah was already extinct; tiger

numbers had plummeted and other wild animals including mammals, birds and reptiles were faring

no better. This called for urgent measures. Many believed that national wildlife legislation was one

such measure.

In 2022, India celebrates 75 years of Independence and 50 years of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

A lot has since happened on the wildlife front, a lot more could have been achieved. Wildlife India

@ 50 captures India’s 50-year-long wildlife journey through the eyes and experiences of a diverse

set of authors who themselves played a part in it.

Country of Origin : India