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Vantara Explored Brazil Conservation Partnership

Documents obtained via FOIA reveal that Vantara, an Indian zoo, proposed a conservation partnership with Brazilian authorities concerning threatened species.

Vantara, an Indian private zoo with over 150,000 animals, initiated discussions with Brazilian officials in August 2025 regarding a "strategic conservation partnership." The zoo, founded in 2025 by Anant Ambani, sought to collaborate on Brazil's threatened species.

Correspondence shows Vantara, officially known as the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC), sent a proposal to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), Brazil's biodiversity protection agency. The proposal aimed to assist with Brazilian species needing "ex-situ intervention," a conservation strategy involving breeding centers and zoos.

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