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Wildlife protection: an analysis of the national board’s meetings reveal troubling patterns.

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The body is tasked with protecting the country’s most fragile areas. But an analysis of its meetings reveals troubling patterns.

Design | Rubin D’Souza I ndia’s only flamingo breeding site straddles two wildlife sanctuaries in Kutch, Gujarat – the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary and the Wild Ass Sanctuary. In 2011, the Border Security Force proposed the construction of a road through the area for “security needs”. The proposal came up for evaluation before the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife. Established in 2003 under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the 47-member board is responsible for guiding the government’s decisions on matters related to wildlife conservation, and issuing approvals for pro

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