<h5>What is Reliance Foundation’s animal rescue programme?</h5><p>Recently, the Reliance Foundation and Reliance Industries have officially launched the Vantara (Star of the Forest) programme. The initiative aims to rescue, care for, treat, and rehabilitate injured, abused, and threatened animals in India and abroad.</p><p>The Vantara programme is the first of its kind in India and has been conceptualised by Anant Ambani.</p><h5>What more do we know about the Vantara programme?</h5><p>Under the programme, a huge Vantara facility is located within Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat. This facility is trying to create a magnificent forest-like environment for rescued animals and will work with wildlife experts to achieve its objectives.</p><p>The animal conservation centre comprises modern medical facilities, hospitals, research facilities, etc. There are plans to work with animal welfare organisations such as the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) to help animals.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/reliance-foundation-rescues-thousands-of-animals%2FElephant%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=7143c985-061a-497c-8253-be8dfbb51545"><figcaption>An elephant being taken care of. Photo by Reliance Foundation.</figcaption></figure><h5>Have any animals been saved under this programme?</h5><p>Under this initiative, over 200 elephants and many other reptiles, birds, etc., have been saved from exploitation and poaching. Vantara has rehabilitated animals like rhinos, leopards, and crocodiles. Furthermore, the centre has collaborated with rescue organisations in Mexico and Venezuela to protect wild animals.</p><p>The Vantara site also includes an Elephant Centre, which also has an elephant hospital. In the elephant centre, the rescued elephants are kept and treated with care. It also has a 'Green Zoological Rescue &amp; Rehabilitation Centre', which houses over 2,000 animals from 43 different species.</p><p>The Rescue &amp; Rehabilitation Centre houses various animals, including tigers from South African hunting lodges, pygmy hippos from Sri Lanka, over 1,000 crocodiles from an overcrowded facility in Tamil Nadu, and 200 leopards from India affected by road accidents or conflicts.</p><p>The animals at this centre are also well taken care of and are treated in a hospital equipped with advanced technology. The Elephant Centre is closed to the public. However, there are plans to allow educational institutes to visit the Rescue &amp; Rehabilitation Centre, which can help raise public awareness of conservation issues.</p><p>A zoological facility is also being built, which the public will be allowed to visit. There are other plans for the future too.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/reliance-foundation-rescues-thousands-of-animals%2FVantara.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=9c1b1ee1-a526-49ed-9b6e-416e5182056e" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video on Vantara and how elephants are kept here. Video by AkashMAmbani.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What are some other plans for the future?</h5><p>Vantara intends to partner with the Zoo Authority of India and other relevant government organisations to improve training, animal care infrastructure, etc., in the various zoos across India.</p><p>Would you like to visit the Vantara facility to see the animals? Tell us in the comments.</p>

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