For the conservation of wildlife, central and state governments have approved following laws :-

Wild life (conservation) Act, 1972 –
It is meant for the conservation of animals, birds and plants. It was implemented on September 9, 1972. In Rajasthan, it was implemented in 1973.

Aims :

• To Manage and control hunting of wild organism and birds.
• Planning and Establishment of Wild life sanctuaries and National parks.
• To constitute wild life advisory committee to advice state governments.
• To control the trade related to wild life acquisition, lordship and transfer and their skin.
• To control trade concern to articles made up of leather.
• Provision of penalty who work against the act.
• To prevent and prohibit the hunting of wild life.
• Conservation of special plants.
• To provide right to the workers and officers of zoo to control the zoo and captivity reproduction.

The violation of the act may impose a penalty of 6 month to 7 year imprisonment or Rs. 500 to 5000 economic penalty or both.

Many Wildlife sanctuaries and National parks were established in India under this act. As a result, the extinction of endangered species and ecological imbalance have been prevented.