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P Sundarbans: A natural region comprising southern
Bangladesh and a small part in the Indian state of
Pachmarhi: A non-use conservation area and
West Bengal which is also the largest single block of
biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya
tidal halophytic mangrove forests in the world
Pradesh state in central India
Sundari: One of two varieties of mangrove tree, native
Panna: A national park located in Panna and
to India, particularly found in the Sundarban jungles
Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India
Poaching: Illegally hunt or catch animals or fi sh on T
land that is not one’s own or in contravention of
Tahr: A goat-like mammal that inhabits cliff s and
offi cial protection laws
mountain slopes in Oman, southern India, and the
R Himalayas

Ranthambore National Park: A national park in Transplantation: The movement or transfer of
northern India, covering 392 square kilometres in the someone or something to another place or situation
state of Rajasthan and is known for its Bengal tigers Tropical: Of, typical of or peculiar to the tropics
Reforestation: The process of replanting an area with U
trees
Reptile: A vertebrate animal of a class that includes Undisturbed: Not disturbed
snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises V
which are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin
Van Mahotsav: An annual tree planting movement in
and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land
India which began in the year 1950
Retreating monsoon: Rain caused by the withdrawal
of monsoon clouds from Indian skies when the W
monsoon winds blows from the north-east across
Wilderness: An uncultivated, uninhabited, and
the Bay of Bengal, and pick up a signifi cant amount
inhospitable region
of moisture, which is subsequently released after
moving back onto the peninsula Wildfi re: A large, destructive fi re that spreads quickly
over woodland or brush
Rhododendron: A shrub or small tree of the heather
family, with large clusters of bell-shaped fl owers and Y
typically with large evergreen leaves, widely grown
as an ornamental Yak: A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair,
Rosewood: A woody perennial plant, typically having humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as
a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable a pack animal and for its milk, meat and hide
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S A
Sanctuary: A nature reserve
Agrarian: Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation
Sandalwood: A widely cultivated Indian tree that of land
yields fragrant timber and oil
Amplify: Make something more marked or intense
Shedding: A tree or other plant allowing its leaves or
Apprentice: A person who is learning a trade from a
fruit to fall to the ground
skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fi xed
Simlipal: A national park and a tiger reserve situated
period at low wages
in the northern part of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
Assembler: A person who is employed as someone
Sishu: A fast-growing, hardy deciduous rosewood
who assembles diff erent goods or works with an
tree native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southern
assembly line in a factory or in the unorganised sector
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