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Sanctuary in Assam provides protection The forests of India also provide a source
to the rhino. The Bandhavgarh in Madhya of living to the tribals and villagers who

Pradesh is a tiger reserve. It protects the live there. The people of Uttarakhand
Bengal Tiger, the national animal of protested against the destruction of forests

India. The Keoladeo Ghana National in the Himalayan region through a non-
Park, popularly known as the Bharatpur violent method in the 1970s and 1980s.

Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, is a home to This movement was called the Chipko
many different types of birds. Movement. Chipko means ‘to embrace’.

The Jim Corbett National Park is one of The villagers hugged the trees to save
the most popular national parks in the them from being cut down. The movement

north India. Project Tiger has helped to later spread to Himachal Pradesh in the
save the Bengal Tiger in India and North, Karnataka in the South, Rajasthan
increase their population. in the West and Bihar in the East.

Van Mahotsav (the Festival of Trees) is a
Conservation of Forests
tree-planting festival celebrated in India
The forests of India are ancient. The
every year in July. During this festival,
wildlife found in these forests is also very
millions of trees are planted. It was
wide. Unfortunately, we don’t understand
started in 1950 to create interest among
the importance of this rich wealth of
the people to conserve forests. Today,
forests and wildlife. Cutting trees and
people celebrate Van Mahotsav by
illegal poaching of animals are destroying
planting trees in schools, offices,
the forests and wildlife wealth of India.
colleges, homes, and other places.
This has resulted in endangering the lives
of many animals and plants, and causing

soil erosion, floods and landslides.
Efforts are being made to stop such

malpractices and conserve the forests and
wildlife of India.

Van Mahotsav
Words to Know

absorb: to take in and hold something

shelter: protec on from danger or bad weather
diversity: the wide variety of something

illegal: not allowed by the law
destruc on: the ac on of destroying something

mangrove: a tropical tree that grows in wet ground

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