Ethno-medico-zoological studies on Nandurbar district of Maharashtra

297-299The tribals of Nandurbar district (Maharashtra) have been found to use wild animal parts as medicines along with plants. The present paper assesses 15 species of animals used by the tribals like Bhils, Gamits, Koknas and Pawaras as medicine. The wild animals are getting rare day by day and their hunting is prohibited under Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. It is therefore all the more important to study this aspect to wean the tribals of such uses which leads to hunting of wild animals