Shankar IAS Test: Schedule Animals Of WPA 1972 - UPSC MCQ

Schedule 1 provides the highest level of protection to animals listed under it, and offences under this schedule attract the highest penalties.

Indian wild ass is not listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 (WPA) protects animals listed in Schedule 4 to the same degree as those in Schedule 3, which is for animals that are not endangered. This means that hunting, poaching, killing, and trading of these animals is prohibited, but the penalties for violations are lower than those for Schedules 1 and 2, which provide absolute protection.

Sloth bear is not listed under Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Schedule 5 allows hunting of animals listed under it, also known as "vermin."

Rhesus macaque is listed under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Offences under Schedule 1 attract the highest penalty under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Vultures are listed under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Schedule 6 prohibits cultivation, collection, extraction, trade, etc. of plants and their derivatives listed under it.

Nilgai is not listed under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.