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Amendment in wildlife Bill approved

      New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its ex-post-facto approval to the amendments carried out in the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2005, which were moved and passed by the Parliament earlier this year. It would facilitate implementation of the Tiger Task Force appointed by the Prime Minister. Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi said that the law would strengthen conservation of tigers and other endangered species of wild animals through effective combating of wildlife crimes by constituting the Tiger and Other Endangered Species crime Control Bureau (Wild Life Crime Control Bureau). "It would reinforce the ongoing initiatives to conserve tiger and other endangered species of wild animals in the wake of present threats and need for viable habitat," he added. The amendment passed by the Parliament in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2005 would address the growing concern of public in saving the tiger, he said.
-Nov 16,  2006

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