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CZA approves Layout Plans in 60th meeeting of Technical Committee CZA approved the layout plans for the following Zoos 1. National Zoological Park, New Delhi 2. Assam State Zoo, Guwahati, Assam 3. Jodhpur Zoo, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 4. Safari Park, Haridas Ji Ki Magri, Udaipur 5. Sepahijala Zoological Park, Sepahijala, Tripura CZA encourages scientific research with LaCONES, CCMB The technical committee of the CZA approved the proposal of LaCONES, CCMB, Hyderabad to conduct genetic polymorphism studies and research on assisted reproduction for providing financial assistance ‘in principle’ subject to clarification on the issues of the issues of target animals, techniques and collaborators. 16 Judiciary concern for Elephants As directed by the Trial Court Delhi, CZA has decided that the amount of Rs. 50,000/- to be received from the accused for ivory trade would be used in the publication of a handbook on elephant upkeep and health in Indian zoos. Studbooks of selected species project completed The Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, has completed the task of preparing studbooks for 14 species. These are: Bengal Tiger, Asiatic Lion, Lion Tailed Macaque, Indian Rhino, Hoolock Gibbon, Wild Ass, Gaur, Tibetan wolf, Nilgiri Langur, Wild Dog, Red Panda, Snow leoprad, Clouded leopard, Bhutan grey pheasant Working Manual on Vulture Breeding CZA appreciated the working manual on Conservation Breeding of Vultures prepared by Dr. Vibhu Prakash, In-charge, Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore and desired that the same be printed for distribution among the concerned zoos. CZA to have Regional Centres For effective decentralized evaluation to oversee the functioning/development of zoos four regional centres have been created at Jaipur, Nagpur, Guwahati and Hyderabad. Each regional office is to be headed by a DIG with support staff. The existing staff in the CZA will be strengthened by adding the post of an Evaluation and Monitoring officer, two posts of scientific officers, one post of Evaluation and Monitoring assistant and one post of Technical assistant. The post of the Member Secretary has also been upgraded from CCF level to Addl PCCF level. CZA approved the revalidation of the unspent grant of Rs. 31.83 lakhs for the year 2011-12 under the establishment of Conservation Breeding Centre for Vulture at Muta, Ranchi. CZA approved Rs. 11.51 lakhs as recurring expenditure under the Conservation Breeding Programme for Hoolock Gibbon at Biological Park, Itanagar for the year of 2011-12 Upcoming training programmes The Central Zoo Authority has decided to organize keepers level training programmes on a regional basis at Sepahijala Zoological Park, Agartala; Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar; Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park, Tirupati; Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagadh and Pt. G. B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital. CZA approves exchange of animals between Indian Zoos and Foreign Zoos The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling will soon receive one Snow leopard from Numberg Zoo Germany Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens Mysore is soon going to send four Sloth Bears to Leipzig Zoo in Germany The Tata Steel Zoological Park will soon own three African Lions given by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa Pretoria. The Royal Zoological Park Scotland will give three Satyr Tragopans, and six Temminick Tragopans to Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling. CZA approved a grant of Rs. 89.20 lakhs for the Conservation Breeding of the Blyth Trangopan Kohima Zoo, Nagaland
Central Zoo Authority (Governing Body) Reconstituted (7th time) for a period of three years vide Gazette Notification No. 2177 dated 18th October 2010 Jayanthi Natarajan Chairperson Minister of State (Independent Charge) (ex-officio) for Environment & Forests, Govt. of India Secretary to the Government of India, MoEF Member Govt. of India (ex-officio) Director General of Forests & Special Secretary Member MoEF, Govt. of India (ex-officio) Additional Director General of Forests (Wildlife), Member and Director, Wildlife Preservation (ex-officio) MoEF, Govt. of India Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor Member MoEF, Govt. of India (ex-officio) Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Member Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (ex-officio) Director,Wildlife Institute of India Member Dehradun, Uttarakhand (ex-officio) S. K. Patnaik Member Retd. Chief Wildlife Warden Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Dr. Erach K. Bharucha Member Director, Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research Pune, Maharashtra Kartick Satyanarayan Member Wildlife SOS, New Delhi Dr. Vibhu Prakash Member Bombay Natural History Society Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority Member Secretary Administrative Committee of the CZA Director General of Forests & Special Secretary Chairperson MoEF, Govt. of India Additional Director General of Forests (Wildlife) Member and Director, Wildlife Preservation MoEF, Govt. Of India Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor Member MoEF, Govt. of India Joint Secretary (Admn) Member MoEF, Govt. of India Member Secretary,Central Zoo Authority Convenor New Delhi Technical Committee of the CZA Jagdish Kishwan Chairperson Additional Director General of Forests (Wildlife) (ex-officio) and Director, Wildlife Preservation MoEF, Govt. of India Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor Member MoEF, Govt. of India (ex-officio) Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Member Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (ex-officio) Director, Wildlife Institute of India Member Dehradun, Uttarakhand (ex-officio) S. K. Patnaik Member Retd. Chief Wildlife Warden Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Dr. Erach K. Bharucha, Member Director, Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra. Kartick Satyanarayan, Member Wildlife SOS, New Delhi Dr. Vibhu Prakash, Member Bombay Natural History Society. Member Secretary, Central Zoo authority Member New Delhi. Secretary Expert Group on Zoo Designing S. C. Sharma Member Retd, Addl. DGF (WL) New Delhi S. K. Patnaik Member Retd. CWLW (WL), Government of Odisha R.S. Bhadauria, IFS Member Retd. PCCF (Uttar Pradesh) A. S. Dogra Member Retd. PCCF (Punjab) Kartick Satyanarayan, Member Wildlife S.O.S, New Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Surinder Suneja Member School of Planning & Architecture Prof. (Dr.) Rommel Mehta Member School of Planning & Architecture New Delhi CCU (Chief Engineer) Member MoEF, New Delhi Dr. Brij Kishor Gupta Member Zoo Biologist, Greater Noida Himanshu Malhotra Member Environmentalist, Wildlife Filmmaker New Delhi Dr. A. K. Malhotra Member Former Curator, Delhi Zoo Prof. M. Shaheer Member Retd. Professor School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority, Convenor New Delhi Expert Group on Conservation Breeding B.S. Bonal Member/ Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority Convenor New Delhi Director, Member Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Dr. B. R. Sharma Member Former Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority Dr. Vibhu Prakash Member Principal Scientist, Bombay Natural History Society Dr. Gautam Narayan Member Project Officer, Pigmy Hog Conservation Programme Special Invitee Kartick Satyanarayan Wildlife S.O.S, New Delhi 17
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