Migratory birds fly to far away areas every year during a particular time because of climatic changes. They fly for laying eggs as the weather in their natural habitat becomes very cold and inhospitable. Birds who cover longdistances to reach another land are known as migratory birds .
Red Data Book is the source book which keeps a record of all the endangered animals and plants. Red Data Book is maintained internationally by an organisation. India also maintains Red Data Book for plants and animals foundin India.
An ecosystem is made of all the plants, animals and microorganisms in an area along with non-living components such as climate, soil, river deltas etc.
Animals whose numbers are diminishing to a level that they might face extinction are known as the endangered animals.
Project Tiger was launched by the government to protect the tigers in the country. The objective of this projectwas to ensure the survival and maintenance of the tiger population in the country
Rock shelters are also found inside the Satpura National Park. These are evidences of prehistoric human lifein these jungles. These give us an idea of the life of primitive people.Rock paintings are found in these shelters. A total of 55 rock shelters have been identified in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve.Figures of animals and men fighting, hunting, …
Some of the threatened wild animals like black buck, white eyed buck, elephant, golden cat, pink headed duck, gharial, marsh crocodile, python, rhinoceros, etc., are protected and preserved in our wild life sanctuaries. Indian sanctuarieshave unique landscapes—broad level forests, mountain forests and bush lands in deltas of big rivers
National ParkOn the roadside there was another board on which was written ‘Satpura National Park’.Children are now eager to go there.Madhavji tells them that these reserves are large and diverse enough to protect whole sets of ecosystems. They preserveflora, fauna, landscape and historic objects of an area. Satpura National Park is the first Reserve Forest …
Wildlife SanctuarySoon Paheli sees a board with ‘Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary’ written on it.Professor Ahmad explains that killing (poaching) or capturing animals in general is strictly prohibited and punishableby law in all such places. WildlifeSanctuaries like reserve forests provide protection and suitable living conditions to wild animals. He also tells them thatpeople living in wildlife sanctuaries …
Species is a group of population which are capable of interbreeding. This means that the members of a species can reproduce fertile offspring only with the members of their own species and not with members of other species. Members of a species have common characteristics.
