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Translocating animals outside home turf is high risk: IUCN [1]

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
Himanshu Kaushik [2]
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [3]
Tags:
Gujarat [4], Gir NP [5], Lion [6], Relocation [7], Madhya Pradesh [8], Extinct Species [9], Palpur-Kuno SA [10], Wildlife [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/translocating-animals-outside-home-turf-high-risk-iucn
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/himanshu-kaushik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gir-np
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/relocation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palpur-kuno-sa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife