Overview

• The court-directed team will examine alleged unlawful sourcing, welfare standards, money-laundering links, compliance with the Wildlife Protection Act, oversight by the Central Zoo Authority, and the suitability of the Gujarat site.
• Justices said the record shows no proof of the accusations to date yet ordered a neutral fact-finding because regulators were accused of failing to settle the matter.
• Vantara said it denies wrongdoing, will fully cooperate with investigators, and remains focused on rescue, rehabilitation and care.
• Officials from the Central Zoo Authority estimate the complex holds about 200 elephants, 50 bears, 160 tigers, 200 lions, 250 leopards and 900 crocodiles.
• A Süddeutsche Zeitung analysis of import data earlier this year suggested the facility may have acquired about 39,000 animals, a figure Vantara disputes.