Importance of National Parks and Sanctuaries

India is a diverse geographical country. It contains various different species of flora and fauna. This diversity is like a heritage for us. It is our responsibility to preserve this rich wildlife. Preservation of this natural heritage is also necessary for the ecosystem of our earth. It controls on the global warming, pollution and various other related problems. Due to these reasons, various areas are declared as the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the country for the protection of animals and their natural habitant.

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are the protected areas in which human interference are not allowed. These areas are completely free from the any kind of human renovation. Hunting and other related activities are also not allowed in these reserves. More than 100 national parks and 550 wildlife sanctuaries are spread across the country. These destinations are the natural habitant for the rare species of Indian flora and fauna. Royal Indian Tigers are the most protected species from all the Indian animals. Approximately 40 areas are declared as the tiger reserves in India for the protection of royal tigers in Project Tiger program. These tiger reserves cover approximately 37,760 sq-km area of the country.

Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation program administrated by National Tiger Conservation Authority in India since 1973. Project Tiger program is specially start for the protection of Bengal Tigers in India. This program finds out the reasons behind the declining population of tigers and tries to eliminate those factors to maximize their population. The main purpose behind this program is to protect and maintain the population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitant. It helps to increase their population and also save them from hunting and killing.

There are various other national parks for Wildlife Conservation In India which preserve other verities of Indian animals. Like Kaziranga National Park famous for...