THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 (No. 53 of 1972) (9th September, 1972) An Act to provide for the protection of [Wild animals, birds and plants]1 and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. 2 [***] CHAPTER 1 Preliminary 1. Short title, extent, and commencement, - (1) This Act may be called the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. 3[(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.*] 4(3) It shall come into force in a State or Union Territory to which it extends, on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provision of this Act or for different States or Union Territories. 2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) “animal” includes amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles, and their young, and also includes, in the cases of birds and reptiles, their eggs, 5(2) “animal article” means an article made from any captive animal or ...