Overview

• Madhya Pradesh will set up wildlife rescue centres in every administrative division to improve care and reduce stress on injured animals.
• Van Vihar in Bhopal remains the sole functional rescue facility, requiring distant transfers for most wildlife casualties.
• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is visiting Gujarat’s Jamnagar centre to study its operations and discuss inter-state wildlife exchange programs.
• State budget provisions include funding for two new zoos to strengthen regional conservation infrastructure.
• The government is creating a national park at Gandhi Sagar by relocating cheetahs from Kuno National Park alongside two newly formed tiger reserves.