VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY OF INDIA

• Seeing the mushroom growth of many unplanned zoos in India, in order to have a better control and assessment of the conditions suitable for the living of the confined wild animals, all the zoos were brought accordingly under the purview of the WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT 1972, the Central Zoo Authority of India was set up, later and it helps in the overseeing the management of zoos in India. Central Zoo Authority of India came into existence in February, 1992.
• This organization grants recognition to various zoos maintained in this country, keeping due regards to the norms and standards codified time to time and it often associated with the setting up o0f minimum standard for the upkeep and the management of zoos.