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Essay On Forest Act Of 1902

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The Forest Act of 1902 gave responsibility for wildlife management to the Forest Department. Under this Act wild animals were a class of forest produce, and Forest Officers were empowered to control hunting. Legislation specific to wild animals followed in 1927, and in the same year a Game Warden was appointed to supervise management in general and the capture of wild elephants in particular to strengthen the working force in the timber industry. Broader legislation followed nine years later with the Wildlife Protection Act of 1936. This provided for designation of wildlife sanctuaries with species-specific conservation objectives, and for three categories of protection for wild animals; • completely protected; • protected; and • seasonally
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