Singh Yadav said that State Government has taken up conservation
breeding programme of vultures and this work was being done in
collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society.
Capt.Yadav said that three species of vultures belonging to Gyps
genus were being bread in the state of the Art aviaries near Pinjore.
He said that this was an international project where Haryana
government had in collaboration with an NGO and successfully doing
breeding work of endangered birds that have a role in keeping rural
areas clean.
The Forests Minister expressed concern on reducing the population of
vultures throughout the country and said that the number of Indian
vultures had reduced upto 99 per cent. The use of diclofenac had
already been banned for veterinary purpose and efforts should be made
to ban it for other purposes also. He said that special thrust was
also being given for conservation of breeding of Red Junglefowl at
Morni. This species was progenitor of poultry throughout the World.
Capt.Yadav said that with a view to protect the national bird
peacock, the Haryana Government has envisaged a plan to set up
breeding centre over 70 acres of land for preservation of antelopes
and peacocks in district Rewari. He said that it has come to the
notice of the Government that some peacocks were killed in the State
due to electrocution.
The Minister said that to save the national bird peacock, Haryana
Government had chalked out a plan for setting up of a sanctuary and
the proposal for the same had been forwarded to the Union Ministry of
Environment and Forests for its approval. He said that there were
already three small zoos in the state which included Bhiwani, Rohtak
and Kurukshetra.
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