Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation on Monday (February 26) introduced the launch of a Vantara programme, focusing on the rescue, remedy, care and rehabilitation of injured, abused and threatened animals, each in India and abroad. Spread over 3000 acres inside the Green Belt of Relianceâs Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat, Vantara goals to be one of the main contributors to conservation efforts globally.
Vantara has transformed a 3000-acre area right into a jungle-like atmosphere that mimics the pure, enriching, lush and verdant habitat for the rescued species to thrive in.
The initiative has been conceptualised underneath Director on the boards of RIL and Reliance Foundation Anant Ambani, who can also be spearheading Relianceâs renewable power enterprise in Jamnagar.
âVantara is focused on creating best-in-class animal conservation and care practices together with state-of-the-art healthcare, hospitals, analysis and educational centres. Within its programmes, Vantara additionally focuses on integrating superior analysis and collaboration with reputed worldwide universities and organisations such because the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF),â the corporate mentioned in a press release.
It mentioned that the programme has rescued over 200 elephants, and 1000’s of different animals, reptiles and birds from unsafe conditions over the previous few years. It has additionally taken initiatives in species together with rhino, leopard and crocodile rehabilitation.
Vantaraâs overseas missions
Vantara has additionally taken half in overseas rescue missions in international locations like Mexico, Venezuela and many others.
âIt not too long ago introduced in a number of large animals answering a name from Central American zoo authorities. All such rescue and rehabilitation missions are undertaken underneath strict authorized and regulatory frameworks in India and internationally,â the corporate mentioned.
What did Anant Ambani say on Vantara?
Speaking on the event, Anant Ambani mentioned, âWe are focused on defending critically endangered species native to India. We additionally need to restore very important habitats and handle pressing threats to species and set up Vantara as a modern conservation programmeâ.
He mentioned that some of Indiaâs and the worldâs high zoological and medical specialists have joined the mission.
âVantara goals to companion with the Zoo Authority of India and different related authorities organisations in enhancing all of the 150-plus zoos in India in phrases of coaching, capability constructing and animal care infrastructure. We hope Vantara turns into a beacon of hope globally and may showcase how a forward-thinking establishment may help the worldwide biodiversity conservation initiatives,â he mentioned.
Explaining the philosophy that impressed him to ascertain Vantara, Ambani mentioned, âVantara is a mixture of the age-old moral worth of compassion with the excellence of fashionable scientific and technological professionalism. I see Jeev Seva (animal care) as a seva in the direction of the almighty in addition to humanity.â
Vantara has a centre for elephants and amenities for a number of different massive and small species together with lions and tigers, crocodiles, leopards, and many others.
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