For decades, 24 out of MP's 26 sanctuaries await notification
Madhya Pradesh faces a conservation crisis as 24 of its 26 wildlife sanctuaries remain without final notification, some for over four decades. This "initial notification limbo" under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, leaves critical habitats vulnerable to legal uncertainty and ecological risks, including pollution from nearby cantonment areas.
Madhya Pradesh faces a conservation crisis as 24 of its 26 wildlife sanctuaries remain without final notification, some for over four decades. This "initial notification limbo" under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, leaves critical habitats vulnerable to legal uncertainty and ecological risks, including pollution from nearby cantonment areas.
