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Venezuela and Vantara agree to build wildlife hospital and conservation center

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Venezuela and Vantara, a global initiative backed by India’s Ambani family, signed an agreement to build a wildlife hospital and conservation center and help restore the country’s zoos.
  • The plan includes an aquarium, veterinary center and wildlife hospital in La Guaira, the region hardest hit by the June 24 earthquakes.
  • The agreement also provides for technical assistance and training for Venezuelan veterinary staff in India.

Venezuela has signed a wide-ranging wildlife protection agreement with Vantara, the global initiative backed by India’s Ambani family, as the country works to recover from the devastating earthquakes that struck La Guaira in June.

The memorandum of understanding covers the construction of a wildlife hospital and conservation center, along with other facilities and the recovery of Venezuela’s zoos. It was signed by Ecosocialism Minister Nelson Rodríguez and Vantara representative Sachin Patil in the presence of Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.

It involves incorporating an aquarium, a conservation center, a veterinary center and a wildlife hospital into the master plan for the recovery of La Guaira.

· Delcy RodríguezVenezuela’s acting president described the facilities planned under the agreement.

Delcy Rodríguez said the agreement would add an aquarium, conservation center, veterinary center and wildlife hospital to the master plan for rebuilding La Guaira. The coastal region near Caracas suffered the worst damage in the double earthquake on June 24. The latest official death toll, published on Aug. 24, stood at 6,509.

Technical assistance for the preservation, conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife, and the recovery of the zoos.

· Delcy RodríguezShe outlined the agreement’s wider support for Venezuela’s wildlife institutions.

The partnership also includes technical assistance for the preservation, conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife. Venezuelan professionals are expected to attend training courses in India, while the country’s environment minister said he hoped for an “intense and fruitful exchange” with Indian veterinary specialists.

Patil called the agreement a “historic alliance” to protect Venezuela’s “extraordinary and vibrant wildlife.” He said Vantara would provide veterinary expertise, practical technical training and a multidisciplinary center, with the goal of training Venezuelan veterinarians, veterinary assistants and animal keepers as the country builds its first wildlife center in La Guaira.

We are excited to share everything we have learned, offering our veterinary expertise, practical technical training and the creation of a cutting-edge multidisciplinary center.

· Sachin PatilThe Vantara representative described the initiative’s planned expertise and training.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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