Telangana gets Chief Wildlife Warden after five years

Telangana state has a new Chief Wildlife Warden after five years. The state government on Wednesday announced that it posted senior Indian Forest Service officer and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest ranked officer Lokesh Jayaswal as the state’s Chief Wildlife Warden. Jayaswal was the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests for Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).

Telangana state, home to a wide variety of wildlife and forests covering diverse landscapes with two tiger reserves, three national parks,



and around a dozen wildlife sanctuaries and deer parks, did not have a Chief Wildlife Warden, after senior IFS officer Dr Manoranjan Bhanja, retired holding that position in 2018.

The government also announced a new director for the famous Nehru Zoological Park in the city. It said V.S.N.V. Prasad, will take charge of the zoo after his transfer back to his parent department from the Rural Development Department where he was on deputation as Special Commissioner, Telanganaku Haritha Haram.