Dehradun, September 05: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today nominated as Uttarakhand’s first honorary wildlife warden as part of the hill state’s tiger conservation campaign.
An announcement to this effect was made by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank following a meeting with the cricketer, an official release said.
Nishank also declared Dhoni as the brand ambassador of the save tiger campaign in the state which houses two major national parks — Jim Corbett and Rajaji, which are natural habitats for tigers.
Later Dhoni welcomed the move and thanked Chief Minister in this regard. “I am lending my support to the Aircel-NDTV ‘Save our Tigers’ campaign.
“Uttarakhand has some of the best forests in India.
–Agencies