PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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.

PM explored various facilities at the center. He closely interacted with various species of animals which have been rehabilitated there.

PM 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 PM 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.

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 Centre include Asiatic Lion, Snow Leopard, One-Horned Rhinoceros, among others.

PM had several close interactions with various ferocious animals. He sat face to face with Golden Tiger, 4 Snow Tigers who were brothers and were rescued from a circus where they were made to perform tricks, White Lion and Snow Leopard.

PM patted an Okapi, came face to face with Chimpanzees in open who were got from a facility where they were kept as pets, hugged and lovingly played with Orangutan who were earlier kept in an over crowded facility, saw up close a Hippopotamus which was under water, saw crocodiles, undertook a walk in between Zebras, fed a Giraffe and a Rhino calf. The one horned rhino calf was orphaned as her mother died
at the facility.

He also saw a large Python, unique two-headed snake, two-headed Turtle, Tapir, Leopard cubs which were left in an agricultural field and later spotted by villagers and rescued, Giant otter, Bongo (antelope), Seals. He saw elephants in their jacuzzi.

The hydrotherapy pools support recovery of elephants suffering from arthritis and foot problems, and improve their mobility.

He also saw the workings of the elephant hospital, which is the largest such hospital in the world.

He also released parrots which had been rescued at the Centre.

PM also interacted with doctors, supporting staff and workers who are managing various facilities at the Centre.
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The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo leo) is the only species in the world found in Gir National Park, Gujarat state, India, with the help of the Indian government, forest department, and local people, the lion population is increasing, the lions are now recapturing their lost areas. The lion is a social animal, so lions and humans are friends with each other, and lions are bringing economic benefits to farmers and the tourism industry.

We are working to spread public awareness by positively supporting the government and forest department for conservation of lions, the conservation of Asiatic lions, wildlife, forests, flora and fauna, and Biological Diversity, and also trying to dispel widespread misconceptions and provide correct information.

Lions were hunted indiscriminately during the monarchy, with only 11 Asiatic lions remaining in 1904. Then Nawab Mohabbat Khanji II of Junagadh banned lion hunting and started conservation. Since then, the lion population has been steadily increasing. This event is considered to be the biggest success story in the world. Currently, lions live in an area of 30,000 km in and around the Gir forest, the total lion population is estimated at 674 with an average growth rate of 28.87% in the last 15th census conducted in June 2020.

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