Geoinformatics for wildlife habitat characterisation Wildlife management scenario in India It was only in the early 1970s that action was taken to arrest the declining trend and that concern for nature conservation has been reflected to a certain extent in the planning and development processes. The enactment of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 and subsequently Forest (Conservation) Act 1988; the inclusion of the subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution; the enlargement of the network of National Parks and Sanctuaries; the launch of Project Tiger in 1973; the Crocodile Breeding Project in 1975, Project Elephant in early 1991, Project Hangul in 1970, Manipur Brow-antlered Deer Conservation Project in 1973 and other schemes for the protection of species and their habitats; the regulation of wildlife trade and commerce; the strengthening of education and training facilities, culminating in the establishment of Wildlife Institute of India; and the efforts to create a general awareness for nature conservation, are all important initiatives taken in recent years in this direction. To the prevailing and future challenges, there is an urgent need for a long-term strategy based on three specific objectives of living resources conservation:
 Fig 1. Paradigm of this study |