2025

Theme: Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in people and planet

India has a network of 573 Wildlife sanctuaries 106 National Parks 123 Conservation Reserves 220 Community reserves

Schemes for conservation and protection of forest and wildlife:

1. Project Tiger and Elephant
2. Project cheetah
3. Project Lion
4. Integrated development of wildlife habitats
5. Forest fire prevention and management
6. Green India Mission
7. Nagar Van Yojana

Acts: Wildlife Protection Act, 1972