Thursday, 3 January 2013

Wild Life Sanctuary

Wild Life Sanctuary Details
A wildlife refuge, also called a wildlife sanctuary, is a naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation or competition, it is a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected.[citation needed] Such wildlife refuges are generally officially designated territories. it is created by government legislation, publicly or privately owned. Also, the Chernobyl nuclear accident site has accidentally become a wildlife refuge.[citation needed] It preserves the animals that are endangered or about to be extinct.In the 3rd century BC, King Devanampiya Tissa declared the area around Mihintale, Sri Lanka as a sanctuary for wildlife,[1] probably the first of its kind in the ancient world. According to stone inscriptions found in the vicinity, the king commanded the people not to harm animals or destroy trees within the area.[citation needed]

The first American wildlife refuge, Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge at Lake Merritt, was established by Samuel Merritt and enacted in California state law in 1870 as the first government owned refuge.[2] The first federally owned refuge in America is Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and was established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 as part of his Square Deal campaign to improve America.
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