Under the Wild Life Protection Act (1972) and several state laws and statutes may Wildlife Areas have been declared by State Governments as National Parks and Sanctuaries. About 3.7% of the Reserved Forest area is thus under the protected areas system now. Of late there is a distressing and disturbing trend in the management of the protected areas due to factors such as conflicts with local communities commercial activities, poaching and inadequate understanding of the importance of protected areas for the ecological security of the country.