Country India District Hisar | State Haryana Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
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Founded by then Chief Minister of Harayana Om Prakash Chautala Named for former Chief Minister of Harayana Chaudhari Devi Lal Government body Forests Department, Haryana | ||
The Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore (JCBC), (Hindi: जटायु गिध संरक्षण एवं प्रजनन केँद्र) is a facility within Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures (गिध) in the State of Haryana, India, in Panchkula district in the town of Pinjore.
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Location
It is located within the Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, which is 8 km away from Pinjore on Pinjor-Mallah Road. If is 10 km from Kalka, 20 km from Panchkula, 30 km from Chandigarh, 20 km from Morni Hill station.
History
The facility, established in 2001, is a joint project of the state forestry department and the Bombay Natural History Society. It covers 5 acres (2.0 ha), and its focus is the conservation, study, and breeding of three species of vultures threatened with extinction. The Centre's research confirmed the discovery that the use of the drug diclofenac in cattle was a critical factor in the decline of vulture populations. The Government of India banned the veterinary use of the drug in 2008 as a result of research done at the Centre.