Translocating animals outside home turf is high risk: IUCN
New Guidelines May Hinder MP’s Lion Shifting Plan
The latest guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on translocation of wildlife could prove to be a major roadblock for Madhya Pradesh’s lion dreams. The world’s oldest and most trusted global environmental organization says shifting animals outside their indigenous range “is high risk”.
Publication Date:
19/07/2013