he act has six schedules which cover the entire gamut of wild life.

a) Schedule I and II are the most potent sections of the act. This section covers animals which are
in the category of endangered species. The sections in this schedule give absolute protection to
certain species and these cannot be infringed on any account. The value of these sections can bee
seen from the fact that the famous actor Salman Khan was sentenced to 5 years rigorous
imprisonment for shooting a black buck in Rajasthan. The case is under appeal in the high court. In
addition 16 persons have been convicted and sentenced to various terms of prison up to 7 years for
killing a tiger.

b) Schedule III and IV. These also have roughly the same provisions of Section I and II, but cover
animals that are not in danger of becoming extinct. The penalties under this section are also less
than Schedule I and II.

c) Schedule V delineates animals that can be hunted like ducks and deer’s. For this purpose the
hunter has to apply for a license to the District Forest Officer who will allow a hunter to shoot during
a specific season and restricted area. Any infringement can lead to cancellation of the hunting
license.

d) Schedule VI concerns cultivation and plant life and gives teeth to setting up more protected
animal parks.

Endemic species are plants and animals that exist only in one geographic region. Species can be
endemic to large or small areas of the earth: some are endemic to a particular continent, some to
part of a continent, and others to a single island. Usually an area that contains endemic species is
isolated in some way, so that species have difficulty spreading to other areas, or it has unusual
environmental characteristics to which endemic species are uniquely adapted. Endemism, or the
occurrence of endemic animals and plants, is more common in some regions than in others. In
isolated environments such as the Hawaiian Islands , Australia , and the southern tip of Africa, as
many of 90% of naturally occurring species are endemic. In less isolated regions, including Europe
and much of North America, the%age of endemic species can be very small.

 Asiatic Lion, Gir Forest. ...

 Sangai Deer, Loktak Lake. ...

 Lion Tailed Macaque, Western Ghats. ...

 Kashmir Stag, Kashmir Valley. ...

 Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Hills. ...

 Pygmy Hog, Assam. ...

 Malabar Civet, Western Ghats

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 Magellanic Penguin. ...

 Leatherback Turtle. ...

 Bluefin Tuna. ...

 Mountain Gorilla. ...

 Monarch Butterfly. ...

 Javan Rhinoceros. ...

 Giant Panda.