Gujarat: Two animal rescue centres get government nod

Rajkot | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

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The same rescue centres are also useful for herbivores and birds.Jetha Gojia, assistant conservator of forest, Amreli said, "We plan to start this rescue centre by April with basic facility. "The rescue centre coming near Simar village be helpful in areas like Sutrapada, Mangrol and Maliya Hatina where the movement of wild animal is seen. Currently, the big animal care centres with forest departments are Sasan, Jamvada, Jasadhar, Ranigala, Amrapar and Sakkarbaug. There will be a postmortem room and one crematorium in this care centre.Conservator of forest (social forestry) AC Patel told TOI: "The rescue centres have been planned to mitigate human-animal conflict and provide timely treatment to wild animals. "The rescue and rehabilitation of animals will create trust among the people as the department will be able to take immediate action in case of emergencies..