Multiple choice

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 provides for various categories of protected areas. These include

  1. conservation reserves
  2. community reserves
  3. biosphere reserve
  4. tiger reserves

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 1 and 3 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 4 only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

National parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, community reserves and conservation reserves are backed up by the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. It is important to remember that biosphere reserves are created by merely a notification and they DO NOT require legislation.

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