▁to ▁damage ▁to ▁cro ps . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁Wild life ▁Prote ction ▁Are as ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁sevent y - n ine ▁Wild life ▁Prote ction ▁Are as ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁at ▁a ▁national ▁level , ▁covering ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 5 , 7 7 2   km 2 , ▁including ▁ 1 , 5 6 1   km 2 ▁of ▁Special ▁Prote ction ▁Are as . ▁A ▁further ▁three ▁Wild life ▁Prote ction ▁Are as ▁tot alling ▁ 5 2 . 3   km 2 ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁R ams ar ▁wet land ▁conference ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁from ▁ 6 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 3 , 7 8 3 ▁Wild life ▁Prote ction ▁Are as ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁at ▁a ▁pre fect ural ▁level , ▁covering ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 5 7 2   km 2 , ▁including ▁ 1 , 4 9 5   km 2 ▁of ▁pre fect ural ▁Special ▁Prote ction al ▁Are as . ▁The ▁eight y - two ▁nation ally ▁designated ▁areas , ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁four ▁classes ▁of ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Com plement ary ▁measures ▁Wild life ▁Prote ction ▁Are as ▁are ▁just ▁one ▁element ▁in ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁complement ary ▁protected ▁area