Write any three effective practices forward conserving forests and wildlife.

Effective practices towards conserving forests and wildlife are as mentioned below:
(i) The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav ‘sonchuri’, declaring their own set of rules and regulations. They do not allow hunting and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
(ii) In tribal areas ‘Sacred Groves’ have been left untouched by the local people and any interference with them is banned.
(iii) In and around Bishnoi villages in Rajasthan herds of black buck, nilgai and peacocks can be seen as an integral part of the community and nobody harms them.