What is meant by wildlife? How is wildlife important for us?

What is meant by wildlife? How is wildlife important for us ?

Wildlife refers to the group of local or native animals of a region.

Wildlife is important for:

  1. Ecological importance: balance of various elements of nature and maintenance of food chains

  2. Investigatory importance: wildlife is source of the big gene pool and helps in conserving species of a region

  3. Economic importance: wildlife also yields several products like various drugs