These national parks not only serve as crucial habitats for wildlife but also offer visitors the opportunity to connect with nature and appreciate India s natural heritage.
Early in the 1970s, India made its first attempt to reintroduce the carnivore. Even then, Dr. M.K Ranjitsingh was the one who spoke with Iran, but once the emergency was declared in 1975 and the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979, no further progress could be made in the negotiations.
On World Wildlife Day, we spoke to Pawan Sharma, the wildlife rescuer from Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare in Mumbai. He takes us through the top five most rampantly trafficked animals that his team rescued and sezied during at a smuggling racket at Mumbai airport last year