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COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION Conservation strategies are not new in our country. We often ignore that in India, forests are also home to some of the traditional communities. In some areas of India, local communities are struggling to conserve these habitats along with government officials, recognising that only this will secure their own long-term livelihood. In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act. In many areas, villagers themselves are protecting habitats and explicitly rejecting government involvement. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri', declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting, and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.

1. How are forests related with Communities? 
2. Explain the aim of Wildlife Protection Act.
3. How are communities working for the conservation of Wildlife? Explain with example.

Answer 1

1. Various elements of the forest and wildlife directly support these local communities' needs for food, drink, medicine, culture, spirituality, etc.
2. The main goal of the Wildlife Protection Act is to safeguard the remaining individuals of endangered species by prohibiting hunting, protecting their habitats through the legal system, and limiting the trade in wild animals.
3. 1.  In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act.
   2. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri' to protect the wildlife against any outside encroachments.