{"id":330213,"date":"2025-03-20T10:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=330213"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:43:56","slug":"national-wildlife-health-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-wildlife-health-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"National Wildlife Health Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The Government of India is drafting a National Wildlife Health Policy (NWHP) to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance, research, and diagnostics. <strong>National Wildlife Health Policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-330424 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/National-Wildlife-Health-Policy.png?resize=553%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Wildlife Health Policy\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/National-Wildlife-Health-Policy.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/National-Wildlife-Health-Policy.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/National-Wildlife-Health-Policy.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/National-Wildlife-Health-Policy.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About National Wildlife Health Policy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Central Zoo Authority (CZA)<\/em> launched the National Wildlife Health Policy (NWHP) to improve wildlife health management and address zoonotic diseases.<\/li>\n<li>This initiative is an integral part of the <em>National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-31)<\/em> and follows the <em>One Health approach<\/em>, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Institutions &amp; Initiatives under NWHP<\/h2>\n<p><strong>National Referral Centre for Wildlife (NRC-W)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently inaugurated in <em>Junagadh, Gujarat<\/em>, NRC-W serves as a <em>central hub for wildlife health management.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It is <em>India\u2019s first dedicated wildlife disease diagnostic and research centre<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The centre investigates wildlife mortalities, disease outbreaks, and provides treatment solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Wildlife Health Information System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A proposed initiative under NWHP to streamline disease reporting and surveillance across different regions.<\/li>\n<li>It will collaborate with the <em>National Animal Disease Referral Expert System<\/em> and the <em>National Animal Disease Reporting System<\/em> to forecast and mitigate potential disease outbreaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Central Zoo Authority (CZA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <em>statutory body<\/em> established under the <em>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It was formed in 1992 under the Ministry of Environment, Forest &amp; Climate Change (MoEF&amp;CC).<\/li>\n<li>It works to enhance wildlife conservation efforts and maintain the health of animals in zoological parks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alignment with India&#8217;s Wildlife Conservation Framework<\/h2>\n<p><strong>National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-31)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It comprises 103 conservation actions and 250 projects.<\/li>\n<li>It <em>introduces standard protocols for disease surveillance in tiger reserves<\/em> and <em>protected areas.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It provides a legal framework for monitoring and controlling wildlife diseases to safeguard biodiversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The Government of India is drafting a National Wildlife Health Policy (NWHP) to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance, research, and diagnostics. National Wildlife Health Policy. About National Wildlife Health Policy The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) launched the National Wildlife Health Policy (NWHP) to improve wildlife health management and address zoonotic diseases. 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