Wild Life and Forest ConservationWild LifeWild life refers to all living organisms in their natural habitat other than cultivated plants and domesticated animals.Importance Of Wild Life1. To maintain ecological 'balance of nature ' and maintain food chain and nature cycles.2. It has economic value. Many wild plants provide useful substances like timber, paper, gums etc. And they also have wide applications in Ayurveda and other branches of medicine. Wild animals products are tusk, ivory, leather, honey etc.3. Most important contribution of wild life for human progress is availability of large genepool for the scientists to carry breeding programmes in agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery.4. Wild life provides aesthetic value to man.5. Wild life of a country is its cultural asset.
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Forests are useful to the people living in it in a no. of ways:
- Forests provides home to people who depends on forests directly for food and their livelihood.
- Forests serve to release oxygen and store the carbon dioxide gas.
- Forests provide food, timber, medicines and other basic necessities of life.
- Forests play an important role in preventing flooding as they have extensive root systems which holds the water.
- Forests regulate the regional climate.
- Forests have been conserved as national parks thus providing tourism and educational opportunities to people.
