Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated the people of the state for Wildlife Week. Chief Minister Chouhan urged for taking inspiration from the Mission Life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and taking a pledge to conserve the environment and wild animals. The Chief Minister has said that Madhya Pradesh has its own identity on the world stage for bio-diversity. Tourists from across the world come to see the wild animals of Madhya Pradesh.
Chouhan said that wild animals like tiger, leopard, vulture, crocodile, bear etc. move freely in the state. According to All India Tiger Census-2022, Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of 785 tigers in the country and the state has retained the first position as a tiger state. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of leopard, wolf, crocodile and vulture. Madhya Pradesh has also successfully re-located cheetahs and this is the reason why the state is also called the state of cheetah, leopard, wolf, crocodile and vulture. It is the result of the state’s wildlife conservation policy that the number of wild animals is continuously increasing. This is an indicator of a healthy eco-system.
Chouhan said that this earth belongs to animals, birds, creatures and trees as much as it belongs to humans. The same consciousness resides in all of us. If we want to save the earth for the future generations, then we all will have to make combine efforts day and night with the government to conserve and enhance its bio-diversity and natural wealth. Only the active co-operation of the society and the public can make it a mass movement. With this in mind, Wildlife Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 October to increase awareness among the general public about the conservation of wild animals and we reiterate our pledge towards the conservation of forests and wild animals.
Chouhan said that various public awareness programmes are being organised across the state on Wildlife Week. During this period, various programmes will provide an opportunity to students and the general public to understand nature and natural processes and also enhance their sense of wildlife conservation.