Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the wildlife conservation project Vantara in Gujarat라이브 바카라 Jamnagar on Sunday and inaugurated the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre.
The ‘Vantara’ project focuses on the rescue, treatment, care, and rehabilitation of injured, abused, and threatened animals, both in India and abroad. So far, the program has successfully rescued over 200 elephants, and 300 large cats that include lions, tigers, and jaguars besides hundreds of herbivores.
What Is Vantara?
The broad spectrum initiative is spearheaded by Anant Ambani, a Director on the boards of RIL and Reliance Foundation. Back in February 2024, under the animal welfare project of a supermassive scale, a space of 3000 acres, which was within the ambit of the Green Belt of Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat, was transformed into a jungle-like environment that imitates the natural habitat for the rescued animals.
Vantara recently has been awarded the ‘Prani Mitra’ National Award, India라이브 바카라 highest honour in animal welfare by the Government of India, in the ‘Corporate’ category.
What Are The Objectives?
Vantara aims to provide top-class care practices for animals. Their primary focus areas include state-of-the-art healthcare, hospitals, research, and academic centres.
As per reprots, it also involves scope for collaboration with renowned international universities and organizations such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF).
So far, the programme has successfully rescued over 200 elephants, and thousands of other animals, reptiles, and birds from unsafe situations alongside undertaking initiatives in key species, including rhino, leopard, and crocodile rehabilitation.
Besides India, Vantara has extended its activities in rescue missions in countries like Mexico, Venezuela, etc.
Criticism Of Vantara
However, certain sections of people have also raised eyebrows over the private ownership of such projects. A wildlife activist from Assam reportedly had raised concerns over the transfer of an elephant, cow, and her calf from Manas National Park to Vantara.
The objection was based on laws that have banned the capture of wild elephants and the commercial sale of elephants. As per the law, anyone who owns an elephant has to prove its heredity from an already captive mother and all calves are to be microchipped.
