Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation centre, located in Jamnagar in neighboring Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik said on Friday.
The decision was made by the forest department with the aim of strengthening conservation efforts for the big cats, while also addressing concerns related to increasing human-leopard interactions in parts of Maharashtra, the sources said.
They said the arrangement was finalized after discussions between Naik and the Vantara management.
Further details about the timeline and modalities of transferring the leopards are expected to be finalized by the forest department in coordination with the facility's management, the sources added.