Why India’s zoo workers need stronger safety rules around dangerous animals
- Zoo workers across India face serious risks when routine tasks bring them close to dangerous animals.
- At least 17 incidents involving zoo staff and vets being injured or killed have been documented since 2012.
- India has no central safety protocol or standard risk assessment for staff entering animal enclosures, experts say.
- Experts have called for stronger safety checks, better training, isolation systems and emergency response measures in zoos.
Source: scroll.in
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