There is a growing need to protect wildlife in India, due to rapid growth of human and livestock population. The government of India has announced some of the areas as protect ones. There are 92 national parks and 502 wildlife sanctuaries in the country covering an area of 1.53 lakhs hectare sq. kms.
Protected areas in mountain, deserts and coastal regions supporting large population of endangered species like snow leopard, red monkey, musk deer, hungul, great Indian bustard, chinkara and black buck require special protection through devices of regional planning. Planning for protection of endangered species should be brought within the framework of regional planning. It should be based on focusing the following objectives:
(i) Ecological restoration of existing natural habitats and migratory roots of the animals.
(ii) Developing scientific and planned management for conservation of endangered species in their own areas.
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(iii) Efforts to multiply the number of endangered species through captive breeding.
(iv) Ensuring maintenance of a viable population of rare and threatened species of wildlife for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values.
(v) Allocation of special financial assistance to the protected areas.
(vi) Ensuring maintenance of studbook endangered species of animals in captivity.
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(vii) Consideration of important biological and practical parameters necessary in planning protected areas.