Wildlife Week India

Why in News?

The Forest department has organises awareness rally to launch Wildlife Week India.

About Wildlife week:

• The Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country every year between 2nd October and 8th October
• The aim of this week is to preserve animal life in India.
• The event is organized by National Board of Wildlife since its establishment in 1972.
• The theme of this year’s event is "Wildlife Conservation Through Coexistence."
• The events are organized to teach people about animal life and encourage them to save a large number of animals by not killing them for food and other purposes.

About National Board of Wildlife:

• The NBWL has been constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act,1972.
• NBWL advises the government on policy and strategy for wildlife conservation
• It also reviews proposals for non-forestry use of forestland within National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries and issue or deny permissions.
• The NBWL is chaired by the Prime Minister.It also comprises of a Standing Committee headed by Union Environment Minister
• The Wildlife Protection Act,1972 specifies that the committee should comprise of 10 eminent ecologists and five NGOs.
• The committee considers the merits of projects that come to it for scrutiny.