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Wildlife is facing the threat of extinction. This threat is due to reckless hunting,
poaching and destruction of forests. It is important that we take suitable steps for its
conservation.

The government of India has taken a number of steps to Know It!
conserve wildlife. The hunting of many species has been
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banned. Also, many national parks wildlife sanctuaries and about wildlife, the first
bird sanctuaries have been set up in different parts of the week of October is
country for conservation of wildlife. These provide a secure celebrated as Wildlife

habitat to wildlife. At present there are 89 national parks, 490 Week every year.
wildlife sanctuaries and 27 tiger reserves in our country.

Many national parks and bird sanctuaries are known for a particular animal or bird :

Kaziranga National Corbett National Park Kanha National Park,
Park, Assam Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh

One-horned rhino Tiger Wild pig

Sariska Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Periyar, Kerala
Rajasthan Gujarat

Tiger Lion Elephant

Sultanpur Bird Chilka National Park, Bharatpur Bird
Sanctuary, Haryana Odisha Sanctuary, Rajasthan

Woodpecker Dolphin Kingfisher

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