Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has dedicated India’s biggest wildlife rescue centre, spread in 30 hectares in Gorewada, to wildlife lovers. This place will be a big asset for entire Vidarbha region where man-animal conflict is at its peak. The foundation stone for rescue centre was laid by former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on February 26, 2013, with August 10, 2104, as deadline.

About the Centre

• The rescue centre is one of the biggest and best in the country. It will house sick, injured and rescued animals.
• There are four wards with a burial ground on the same premises. The idea has been taken from Gir park.
• The hospital has state-of-art facilities and equipped with x-ray machine, operation theatre etc
• There are cages for herbivores and will house deer, sambars and nilgais.
• There will be two enclosures to house 10 tigers at a time.
• Besides, 10 panthers can be accommodated.
• Presently, six healthy leopards brought from Chandrapur have been kept in these enclosures.
• There are also monkey cages and at least 10 monkeys will be accommodated in 5 cages in 0.20 hectare area.
• One enclosure for over 100 birds of mixed species with small water pond has been set up.
• Besides, one enclosure has been set up for housing pythons and two enclosures for cobra, rat snakes and vipers in 0.02 hectare area.
• The centre also has enclosures for housing 10 small mammals like wolf, jackal, wild dogs etc