Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Amendment Quiz

Question

With reference to the proposed amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 by the Kerala government, consider the following statements:

1. The amendment empowers the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) to order the killing of any wild animal posing a threat in human habitats. 2. Under the current Act, only the Central Government can declare a wild animal as 'vermin'. 3. The bill aims to allow the state government to declare any animal from Schedule I as vermin.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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