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W.B.C.S. Main 2018 Question Answer – Zoology – National Parks and Biosphere Reserves.
WBCS ২০১৮ মেইনস প্রশ্নের উত্তর – প্রাণীবিদ্যা – জাতীয় উদ্যান এবং বায়োস্পিয়ার রিজার্ভগুলি।
Characteristics of National Park
1. Reserve area of land, owned by the government.Continue Reading W.B.C.S. Main 2018 Question Answer – Zoology – National Parks and Biosphere Reserves.
2. Area is protected from human exploitation, industrialization and pollution.
3. No cutting, Grazing allowed, Outside Species Allowed
4. It came under the category called “Protected Areas”. The Protected Areas are declared under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
5. Conservation of ‘wild nature’ for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.
6. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined its Category II type of protected areas.
National Parks in India
| Andaman and Nicobar lslands | 1. Campbell
2. Galathea 3. Mahatma Gandhi Marine 4. Middle Button Island 5. Mount Harriet 6. North Button Island 7. Rani Jhansi Marine 8. Saddle Peak 9. South Button Island |
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Andhra Pradesh |
1. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
2. Mahaveer Harina Vanasthal 3. Mrugavani 4. Sri Venkataeswara |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
1. Mouling
2. Namdapha |
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Assam |
1. Dibru-Saikhowa
2. Kaziranga 3. Manas 4. Nameri 5. Orang |
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Bihar |
Valmikinagar |
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Chhattisgarh |
1. Indravati
2. Kangerghati 3. Sanjay |
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Goa |
Mollen |
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Gujarat |
1. Bansda
2. Gir 3. Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) 4. Blackbuck |
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Haryana |
Sultanpur |
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Himachal Pradesh |
1. Great Himalayan
2. Pin Valley |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
1. City Forest (Salim Ali)
2. Dachigam 3. Hemis 4. Kistwar |
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Jharkhand |
Betla |
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Karnataka |
1. Anshi
2. Bandipur 3. Bannerghatta 4. Kudremukh 5. Nagarahole |
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Kerala |
1. Eravikulam
2. Periyar 3. Silent Valley |
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Madhya Pradesh |
1. Bandhavagarh
2. Fossil 3. Kanha 4. Madhav 5. Panna 6. Pench (Priyadarshini) 7. Sanjay 8. Satpur 9. Van Vihar |
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Manipur |
Keibul-Lamjao |
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Maharashtra |
1. Gugamal
2. Nawegaon 3. Pench 4. Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) 5. Tadoba |
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Meghalaya |
1. Balphakram
2. Nokrek Ridge |
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Mizoram |
1. Murlen
2. Phawngpui Blue Mountain |
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Nagaland |
Intanki |
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Odisha |
1. Bhitarkanika
2. Similipal |
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Rajasthan |
1. Desert
2. Keoladeo Ghana 3. Ranthambore 4. Sariska |
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Sikkim |
Khangchendzonga (Kanchenjunga) |
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Tamil Nadu |
1. Guindy
2. Gulf of Mannar Marine 3. Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) 4. Mudumalai 5. Mukurthi |
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Uttarakhand |
1. Corbett
2. Gangotri 3. Gobind 4. Nanda Devi 5. Rajaji 6. Valley of Flowers (Phoolon ki Ghati) |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Dudhwa |
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West Bengal |
1. Buxa
2. Gorumara 3. Neora Valley 4. Singhlila 5. Sunderbans |
Biosphere Reserves
The International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) of UNESCO designated of ‘Biosphere reserve’ for natural areas from November, 1971. There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India.
Characteristics of Biosphere Reserve
1. Notified areas which cover a larger area of land which may cover multiple National Parks, Sanctuaries and reserves as well.
2. Areas are meant for conservation of biodiversity of a specific area.
3. Three areas: Core, Buffer & Marginal. No outside Species allowed Conservation & research purpose.
4. It is internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme and nominated by national governments.
5. The Ministry of Environment and Forest provides financial assistance to the respective State governments for conservation of landscape and biological diversity and cultural heritage.
Conservation of biodiversity is an essential part of the environment. By conservation, we do not mean preservation, but conservation means the utilization of natural sources in such a way that they are not allowed to destroy. The maintenance of species and ecosystems is a keystone sustainable development. Conservation of biodiversity includes all human efforts to preserve wildlife and plants from extinction as well as wise management of wildlife, plants and their environment.
Biosphere Reserves in India
1. Achankamar- Amarkantak
Location: Covers parts of Anupur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh and parts Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh.
2. Agasthyamalai
Location: Neyyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas in Kerala.
3. Cold Desert
Location: Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife in Himachal Pradesh.
4. Dehang- Debang
Location: Part of Siang and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
5. Dibru- Saikhowa
Location: Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts (Assam)
6. Great Nicobar
Location: Southern most islands of Andaman & Nicobar.
7. Gulf of Mannar
Location: Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Srilanka (Tamil Nadu)
8. Kachchh
Location: Part of Katchchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts of Gujarat State.
9. Khang Chendzonga
Location: Parts of Khang Chenzonga hills and Sikkim.
10. Manas
Location: Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Daran districts (Assam)
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