Maha: Tiger translocation, humpback whale recovery discussed

The Maharashtra Board for Wildlife in a meeting on Friday decided to set up a committee to study translocation of tigers from Chandrapur district and also approved a recovery programme for Arabian Sea humpback whales.

The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

State Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray later tweeted the CM had given a firm message that "wildlife and environment is as important as development and will not be compromised".