decline in the number of rural abortion providers. A recent study in British Columbia revealed an estimated 60% decrease in the proportion of abortions performed in rural or community hospitals between 1995 and 2005.

Both trends in abortion service availability have led to increasing distances between women and abortion service providers, with many women travelling across provincial borders to access services. In their research on spatial disparities in abortion access in Canada, Sethna and Doull reported on substantial access gaps for women living in Atlantic, Northern and coastal communities, as well as First Nations and Métis women living in rural and remote communities, and the burdens of travel, cost, and delay they face in accessing services. 73% of women travelling to the New Brunswick clinic had travelled more thaninitially, mentioned that Bihar (undivided), had seven protected areas-two national parks and five sanctuaries. Fortunately, this information also features in the Indian Forest Records: Glossary of terms used in nature conservation and wild life management, published by the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in 1970.



The book, which was written by P Venkataramany mentioned that the Songra sanctuary was created in 1932, the remaining two were created in 1936, but two out of the three sanctuaries disappeared, when the Wildlife Protection Act was drafted in 1972.

“The Act says sanctuaries notified before its promulgation will be deemed to be sanctuaries,” M Ranjitsinh, a retired government official who also happened to be one of the key authors of the act, stated in an interview with Down To Earth, a reputed environmental magazine.

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