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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and visited the wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation center – Vantara – in Gujarat. Vantara is home to more than 2,000 species and over 1.5 lakh rescued, endangered, and threatened animals.
The PM explored various facilities at the center. He closely interacted with various species of animals which have been rehabilitated there. Modi visited the wildlife hospital at Vantara and saw the veterinary facilities which are equipped with MRI, CT scans, ICUs among others and also house multiple departments including Wildlife Anesthesia, Cardiology, Nephrology, Endoscopy, Dentistry, Internal Medicine etc.
Here he played with and fed various species including Asiatic Lion cubs, White Lion cub, Clouded Leopard cub which is a rare and endangered species, Caracal cub among others. The White Lion cub which was fed by Modi was born at the Centre after his mother was rescued and brought to Vantara for care.
The Caracals which were once in abundance in India are now becoming a rare sight. In Vantara, Caracals are bred under a breeding program in captivity for their preservations and are released in the wild later.
The PM visited the MRI room at the hospital and witnessed an Asiatic Lion undergoing an MRI. He also visited the Operation Theatre where a Leopard was going through a life saving surgery after being hit by a car on the highway and brought here after rescue.
The rescued animals at the center are kept in places which closely mirror their natural habitat. Some of the key conservation initiatives undertaken at the center include Asiatic Lion, Snow Leopard, One-Horned Rhinoceros, among others.
