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SCHEDULE LIST-WPA, 1972

• The Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 comprises 6 schedules, each providing different levels of protection.
• Poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of animals listed in Schedules 1 to 4 are strictly prohibited.

Schedule 1 and part II of Schedule 2 

• Animals listed in Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 2 receive absolute protection, with the most severe penalties for offenses.
• Examples of animals listed in Schedule 1 include the lion-tailed macaque, rhinoceros, great Indian bustard, Narcondam hornbill, Nicobar megapode, and blackbuck.
  Blackbuck
• Examples of animals listed in Part II of Schedule 2 include the rhesus macaque, dhole, Bengal porcupine, king cobra, flying squirrel, and Himalayan brown bear.
  
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  Which animals listed in the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 receive absolute protection?

  • A.

    Lion-tailed macaque and rhinoceros
  • B.

    Bengal porcupine and flying squirrel
  • C.

    Dhole and blackbuck
  • D.

    King cobra and Himalayan brown bear

  Explanation

  - The Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 provides different levels of protection to animals listed in its schedules.
  - Animals listed in Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 2 receive absolute protection.
  - Examples of animals listed in Schedule 1 include the lion-tailed macaque and rhinoceros.
  - Therefore, Option A is the correct answer as these animals receive the highest level of protection under the WPA.

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Schedule 3 and Schedule 4

• Animals listed in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 receive protection, albeit with lesser penalties compared to Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 2.
• Examples of animals listed in Schedule 3 include the hyena, hog deer, nilgai, goral, sponges, and barking deer.
• Examples of animals listed in Schedule 4 include mongooses and vultures.
  Nilgai

Schedule 5

• Animals categorized as "vermin" in Schedule 5 are permissible for hunting.
• Schedule 5 includes only four animals: mice, rats, common crows, and flying foxes (fruit-eating bats).

Schedule 6

• Schedule 6 prohibits the cultivation, collection, extraction, and trade of plants and their derivatives listed within.
• Plants such as the red Vanda, blue Vanda, kuth, pitcher plant, beddomes cycad, and ladies' slipper orchid are included in Schedule 6.