Explanation:

The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. The Act provides for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants; and for matters connected there with or ancillary or incidental thereto. It extends to the whole of India.

• There are six schedules which give varying degrees of protection.
• Out of the six schedules, Schedule I and part II of Schedule II provide absolute protection and offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties.
• The penalties for Schedule III and Schedule IV are less and these animals are protected.
• Schedule V includes the animals which may be hunted. These are Common crow, Fruit bats, Mice & Rats only.
• Schedule VI contains the plants, which are prohibited from cultivation and planting.

Hence option 2nd is correct.