The Maharashtra government has proposed to relocate 50 leopards to Vantara, the animal rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, owned by the Ambani Group. A proposal seeking approval has been submitted to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) as of November 6, Chief Conservator of Forests Jitendra Ramgaonkar has confirmed.

“The proposal to transfer is made only for those leopards who have been in rescue centres for years in the state. The space will be made for the newly rescued animals,” Mr. Ramgaonkar said. He added that other measures to address human-leopard conflict, which fall within the State’s jurisdiction, are being implemented at the district level, and proposals for birth-control measures have been sent to the Centre.

Incidents of human-leopard conflict have been rising in wester

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