{"id":6817,"date":"2020-03-03T18:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T12:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=6817"},"modified":"2020-03-03T18:21:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T12:51:09","slug":"laboratory-for-conservation-of-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/laboratory-for-conservation-of-endangered-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a top scientist at the Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), introduction of cheetahs in India will be a big challenge as India first have to adopt International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) protocol to introduce wild animals in the country.<\/p>\n

About:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 LaCONES is an acronym for The Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species.<\/p>\n

\u2022 It is a dedicated Laboratory of CSIR\u2019s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad.<\/p>\n

\u2022 To use modern biotechnologies for conservation of endangered wildlife (It supports both the measures of conservation i.e. in situ and ex situ measures).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Project LaCONES was established in 1998 with support from (i) Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, (ii) Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA), Delhi, (iii) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and (iv) Government of Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The laboratory was itself established in 2007. It is India\u2019s only dedicated laboratory for conservation of endangered species.<\/p>\n

Working:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 CCMB-LaCONES is the only laboratory in India that has developed methods for collection and cryopreservation of semen and
\noocytes from wildlife and successfully reproducing endangered blackbuck, spotted deer and Nicobar pigeons.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Through this work, it has established Genetic Resource Bank for Indian wildlife.<\/p>\n

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