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  A report suggests that about 10% of India's recorded wild flora and 20% of its mammals are on the threatened list. Do you think, India is no more a safe heaven for wildlife?

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  Even though 20% of wild flora and 10% Indian mammals are threatened but still India is a safe heaven for many wild lifes. Some causes are (i) Development activities, mining etc, are caused loss to natural habitat but such activities are restricted to limited regions and now proper policies are implemented to take care of the matter. (ii) Many part of India are tribal dominated and rural in habited which are more eco-sensitive in nature and they protect forest and wildlife in traditional methods. (iii) Indian culture is diversified and laden with eco-sensitive approaches, for what community participation in conservation of nature of a natural factor in India; Chipko, etc are example and with awareness these are also increasing. (iv) Stringent law, legal protection sites and other projects are now in a mission mode to protect the threatened species as well as other wildlife in present and in future.                                                                               (5)