Differentiate between the customary practice of hunting and hunting as a sport in India, after the Forest Acts were passed.

Differentiate between the customary practice of hunting and hunting as

1.	Differentiate between the customary practice of hunting and hunting as a sport in India, after the Forest Acts were passed.
Answer» Before the laws were passed, people who depended on forests hunted birds and small animals for food. After the laws were passed, hunting of big game became a sport. Under colonial rule the scale of hunting increased so much that many species became extinct. Rewards were given for killing tigers, wolves, etc., on the pretext that they were a threat to human life. Certain areas of the forests were reserved for hunting.