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Regulating captive breeding of exotic animals
May 20 , 2023
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- The Union environment ministry notified the Breeders of Species Licence Rules - 2023 recently.
- India has introduced a license system to regulate the captive breeding of exotic animals.
- It includes species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- It allows breeders to obtain licenses for the breeding of various animals, such as bears, pandas, dogs, cats, apes, lemurs, birds, and reptiles.
- These regulations seek to better implement CITES and enhance wildlife protection measures in the country.
- Under the new rules, individuals engaged in breeding captive species listed in Appendix I of Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act 2022 must apply for a breeders’ license within 90 days of the Act’s commencement.
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