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Wildlife & forests : Forests must be protected & the state treasury used to feed animals such as horses & elephants that are too old for work, sick or injured. Topic 35 recommends that the “Superintendent of Forest Produce” appointed by the state for each forest zone be responsible for maintaining the health of the forest, protecting forests to assist wildlife such as elephants, but also producing forest products to satisfy economic needs, products such as Teak, Palmyra, Mimosa, Sissu, Kauki, Sirisha, Catechu, Latifolia, Arjūna, Tilaka, Tinisa, Sal, Robesta, Pinus, Somavalka, Dhava, Birch, bamboo, hemp, Balbaja (used for ropes), Munja, fodder, firewood, bulbous roots, fruits, & flowers for preparing medicine. The Arthaśāstra also reveals that the Mauryas designated specific forests to protect supplies of timber, as well as lions & tigers, for skins.