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UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper-1 📅 05 Jun, 2022

With reference to Indian laws about wildlife protection, consider the following statements:
1. Wild animals are the sole property of the government.
2. When a wild animal is declared protected, such animal is entitled for equal protection whether it is found in protected areas or outside.
3. Apprehension of a protected wild animal becoming a danger to human life is sufficient ground for its capture or killing.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
(a) 1 and 2 only
B
(b) 2 only
C
(c) 1 and 3 only
D
(d) 3 only
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UPSC Prelims
2022 • 05 Jun, 2022 • Paper-1
With reference to Indian laws about wildlife protection, consider the following statements:
1. Wild animals are the sole property of the government.
2. When a wild animal is declared protected, such animal is entitled for equal protection whether it is found in protected areas or outside.
3. Apprehension of a protected wild animal becoming a danger to human life is sufficient ground for its capture or killing.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(a) 1 and 2 only
Legal Ownership: Statement 1 is correct. Under the overarching framework of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and strictly upheld by major Supreme Court ruli......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2022
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💡 Analysis & Explanation
Legal Ownership ▼
Statement 1 is correct. Under the overarching framework of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and strictly upheld by major Supreme Court rulings, wild animals are officially considered the absolute property of the Government.
Jurisdictional Protection ▼
Statement 2 is correct. The legal classification and severe punitive protections afforded to a scheduled, protected species travel inherently with the animal. Poaching a tiger is legally equivalent whether it occurs deep within a core sanctuary or in a completely unprotected farm field.
Threat Management ▼
Statement 3 is incorrect. Mere 'apprehension' or generalized fear is completely insufficient. The law strictly demands that only when a protected animal has undeniably become an imminent, verified threat to human life (or is diseased beyond recovery) can the Chief Wildlife Warden officially authorize a written order for its capture or culling.
Conclusion ▼
Only statements 1 and 2 reflect correct legal interpretations. (Note: While UPSC key says A, some experts debate 1, but A is the officially accepted answer).
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