History
Have there been changes in forest areas where you live? Find out what these changes are and why they have happened.
Answer
I have seen a number of changes in forest areas around my locality. Some of them are as follows:
- Forest area has gradually decreased. Outer areas have been cleared for residential purpose.
- The tribes living inside the forest areas are gradually leaving their conventional occupation and shifting to the city area for education and jobs.
- Forest guards have been appointed by the Forest Department to check the illegal felling of trees.
- Forests now have lesser trees and lesser animals.
- The hunting of wild animals has been prohibited.
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