Monday, August 29, 2011

Protection of White Tiger

The Government has formulated new strategy for protection of white tigers in the country. The Central Zoo Authority has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for conservation breeding of white tiger in Madhya Pradesh.

As per Central Zoo Authority, there are 91 white tigers housed in 21 different Indian zoos as on March, 2011.

The Central Zoo Authority has initiated action for the setting up a conservation breeding centre for white tiger at Govindgarh in Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) through the State of Madhya Pradesh

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan in a written reply to a question by Shri Ganesh Singh in Lok Sabha.

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