The Act prohibits hunting of scheduled animals and provides for the protection of specified plants, and sets up authorities for administering and enforcing the Act.
The Wildlife Protection Act was passed in the year
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Forest and Wildlife (Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 and its amendments)
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- Which of the following Acts provides for protection to wild animals in India?
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