Wildlife Protection Act

Anne Wright stayed behind when her family left for Britain, devoting her life to protecting India’s natural heritage and sparking a quiet conservation revolution — discover her untold story.

From leaving royal comforts to saving endangered species, MK Ranjitsinh’s legacy is a testament to India’s conservation triumphs.

Over the years, the population of sloth bears in the wild has been threatened due to loss of habitat and poaching, making them a vulnerable species, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Recently, a 10-week-old bear cub was rescued after its mother was electrocuted by high tension wires in Madhya Pradesh.

The home is no place for wild animals. While they are self-sufficient in their natural habitats, outside the wild, only experts with years of veterinary and animal behaviour training can provide the care that wild animals need.

There are well-defined laws to protect animals in India. Many a times, out of ignorance and lack of proper understanding of these laws, people fail to report animal cruelty issues. This blog will help them understand how they can save animals.