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Ex-situ Conservation — Legal Precedents

Updated 9 Mar 2026

Legal Precedents

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India & Ors.

1997 onwards

While not directly on ex-situ conservation, this series of judgments by the Supreme Court of India significantly expanded the scope of forest and wildlife protection, implicitly…

Animal Welfare Board of India vs. A. Nagaraja and Ors.

2014

This judgment, primarily concerning the jallikattu tradition, significantly upheld the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and recognized…