Updated Mar 4, 2021, 11:55 pm IST
The lakhs of people receiving Covaxin to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in India and elsewhere have much to thank these animals for
While the rats, mice, rabbits and Syrian hamsters were lab-bred, the rhesus macaques that were used in testing Covaxin candidates were caught in the wild in Maharashtra. (Representational Image/AFP)
Hyderabad: First there were the mice, and some rats. Then came Syrian hamsters and the rabbits. And finally there were the rhesus macaque monkeys. The lakhs of people receiving Covaxin to keep themselves safe from Covid-19, and to help stop the spread of the disease in India and elsewhere in the world, have much to thank these animals for.
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PCCF warns of stringent action against poachers
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests N. Prateep Kumar has said that everyone should remember that it is a crime to hunt wild animals and warned of stringent against poachers.
Mr. Kumar was speaking at a Webinar organised to mark World Wildlife Day here.
Stating that Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve was the biggest reserve in the country in terms of area, he said that massive conservation efforts had resulted in increase in population of tigers, which was vital to maintaining the balance in the ecosystem.
He said that forest was essential in preserving the animals and trees were vital in maintaining the ecosystem and even man was dependant on nature in many ways. However, environmental pollution, industrialisation was causing the depletion of forest cover.