Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief minister Mohan Yadav directed forest officers to get some other wild animals from Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in lieu of giving them tigers.

This would help increase the diversity of wild animals in the state, he said while chairing the 30th State Wildlife Board meeting at the Mantralaya on Friday.

Notably, Madhya Pradesh will give one tiger and nine tigresses to the three states.

The CM emphasized on serious efforts to get a rhino or a one-horned rhino from Assam. Crocodiles, tortoises, gharials and aquatic animals like dolphins should be released in the rivers of the state, he said.

He underscored the need for proper branding of the state’s diverse flora and fauna and publicity of wildlife. He asked officers to prepare short films, documentaries

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