CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY (CZA)

July 3, 2020

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

About:

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

Source : The Hindu

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