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A wildlife sanctuary in India is defined as a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India. [1]
Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre located near Kappukadu in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala is an elephant sanctuary and rehabilitation centre. [1] Started in 2006 as an elephant sanctuary, the Kerala government announced a project in 2019 to expand it as an elephant rehabilitation centre with international standards. [ 2 ]
Vantara is a large-scale animal (wildlife) rescue center, cave, and conservation-and-rehabilitation center established by Reliance Industries with Reliance Foundation. [2] It is located within the Reliance Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. This 3,000-acre sanctuary focuses on animal welfare
Abhayaranyam is an animal shelter–mini zoo, which functions under the eco-tourism project of Kerala government. [1] Located near to Kaprikad village in Kunnathunad taluk of Ernakulam district, the shelter was opened in 2011, with an aim to rehabilitate the animals in the Kodanad elephant training center, located two kilometers away. [2]
Conservation Reserves are the legally protected areas which act as a buffer zone or connectors or migratory corridors between two ecologically separated wildlife habitats to avoid fragmentation. The wildlife conserves are declared by the state government in official gazette. [ 1 ]
It is a national centre for information, education and research in ornithology and natural history in India. According to SACON, its mission is "To help conserve India’s biodiversity and its sustainable use through research, education and peoples' participation, with birds at the centre stage". Salim Ali (1890–1987) "The Birdman of India"
Jawai Bandh forest is situated in Pali district and it is in close proximity of Kumbalgarh Sanctuary.keshopur chamb gurdaspur (Punjab) conservation reserve India's first community reserve. [4] Recently, Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake in Bihar’s Katihar district, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’.
The oldest zoo in India is Marble Palace Zoo, Kolkata. The zoo and park was opened in 1854. [1] The Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) is the Governing Authority of all Zoos in India, [2] and is an associate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). [3]