NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, FEB 28
To control the population of leopards and prevent incidents of man-animal conflict in Gujarat, the state government has sought the Centre’s permission for sterilising leopards, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday.
While a proposal seeking permission to sterilise leopards was sought in December 2019, the state government is yet to receive the nod from the Centre, Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava informed the House during the Question Hour.
Notably, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, during the 18th State Wildlife Board (SWB) meeting held in December last year, had asked officials to initiate process of acquiring necessary permissions from the Central government to sterilise leopards.
