A book titled 'Wildlife India@50' launched

A book titled 'Wildlife India@50' launched

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: September 29 2022

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  • A book titled "Wildlife India @50" edited by Manoj Kumar Misra and published by Rupa Publication India. The book was published in the 50th anniversary of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (9th September).
  • The book captures India's 50-year-long wildlife journey through the eyes and experiences of a diverse set of authors who themselves played a part in it.
  • It also highlights various concerns including trading of wildlife products and the increasing loss of natural habitat, cheetah extinction etc.
  • Manoj Kumar Misra is a former member of the Indian Forest Service (IFS). 
  • He also headed TRAFFIC India, a division of WWF-India.
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