Statutory definition

wild animal

This definition is taken from the act's own definitions section.

any species of animal specified in Schedules 1 to 4 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), which are found wild in nature.

Defined by this section

FR Act §2 — Definitions.

Appears in these sections

FR Act

Related terms

forest rightsthe forest rights specified in section 3
community forest resourcescustomary common forest land within the traditional or customary boundaries of a village or seasonal use of the landscape in the case of pastoral communities, including land in reserved forests, protected forests and protected areas such as sanctuaries an
critical wildlife habitatssuch areas in national parks and sanctuaries where it has been specifically and clearly established, on the basis of scientific and objective criteria, case by case, that such areas are required to be kept unencroached for the purposes of wildlife conserv
forest dwelling Scheduled Tribesthe members or communities of the Scheduled Tribes who primarily reside in the forests and depend on forests or forest lands for their bonafide needs of livelihood and includes the Scheduled Tribe pastoral communities
forest landany land within a forest area and includes unclassified forests, unmarked existing forests or deemed forests, protected forests, reserved forests, sanctuaries and national parks
forest villagesettlements established within forests by the Forest Department of a State Government for forest related operations or converted into forest villages through the forest reservation process and includes forest settlement villages, fixed demand holdings, al