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Reconstitution of Central Zoo Authority (CZA)
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- Environment Ministry has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority.
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- Reconstituted to include Director, School of Planning and Architecture, P.S.N. Rao, and Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Karthikeyan Vasudevan
- About CZA
(1) It is a statutory body founded in 1992.
(2) It has been constituted under the section 38A of Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
(3) It is an affiliate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
(4) Union Environment Minister is the chairman of CZA. Apart from the chairman, it consists of 10 members and a member-secretary.
(5) Almost all of them are officials in the Environment Ministry and non-government experts are those who are wildlife conservationists or retired forest officers.
(6) Regulation of zoos across country is the main function
(7) Standards and norms for housing, upkeep, health care and overall management of animals in zoos has been laid down under the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 1992
(8) Apart from the primary function of grant of recognition and release of financial assistance, the Central Zoo Authority also regulates the exchange of animals of endangered category Listed under Schedule-I and II of the Wildlife Protection Act among zoos.
- Exchange of animals between Indian and foreign zoos is also approved by the Authority before the requisite clearances under EXIM Policy and the CITES permits are issued by the competent authority