Ministry of Environment reconstitutes Central Zoo Authority

Recently, the Ministry of Environment has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to include an expert from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and a molecular biologist.

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Key-Points

The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the Environment Minister and tasked with regulating zoos across the country.

The main objective of the authority is to complement the national effort in the conservation of wildlife.

The authority lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and internationally.

Apart from the chairman, it consists of 10 members and a member-secretary. Almost all of them are officials in the Environment Ministry and non-government experts are those who are wildlife conservationists or retired forest officers.

The authority provides recognition to zoos and is also tasked with regulating the zoos across the country.