New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change,Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level meeting on the 'Collaborative Initiative for Big Cat Conservation', under the framework of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), in New Delhi today. The meeting brought together Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Big-cat range countries, alongside senior officials from Government of India.

Chairing the meeting, Yadav reiterated that IBCA is the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, designed as a partnership-driven global initiative anchored in trust, mutual respect and shared responsibility. He highlighted the global ecological value of big cats. The Minister emphasized that big cats - tigers, lions, snow le...