The Lok Sabha passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021.
It seeks to provide for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The bill also provides powers to the central government to regulate and stop the import, trade, possession, or proliferation of invasive alien species.
The new bill will ensure that the government designates a management authority to provide export, and import permits for species, and a scientific authority to advise the government on it.
The amendment bill was first introduced in Parliament on December 17, 2021.
It was sent to a standing committee on December 25 of the same year.