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| Karanth, K.U. | |
| Nagarahole: Limits and Opportunitites in Wildlife Conservation | |
| 2002 Book Chapter | |
India possesses a rich vertebrate fauna because of its unique geological, evolutionary, and ecological histories. However, over several centuries India's wildlands have been under tremendous pressures from the growth of human and livestock populations. Effects of widespread poverty, land hunger, predominance of agriculture and animal husbandry as occupations, and use of plant biomass as a source of energy and shelter, impinge heavily on Indian parks. Pursuit of rapid economic growth through large developmental projects further compounds these pressures. However, the traditionally more tolerant attitude of most Indian people toward animals has made it relatively easier to establish wildlife parks. |
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