The lack of proper Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with wildlife rescues and strandings along the coast of Mumbai, has prompted the Honorary Wildlife Warden of Thane, Pawan Sharma, to write to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF), N Vasudevan recently, about the need for this. Sharma has requested in the letter, that a pilot project be started in Mumbai and then across the state.

Sharma said, "The reason I wrote the letter was to bring to the notice of authorities that there is an urgent need of introduction and implementation of SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) to deal with marine wildlife stranding. A pilot project needs to be started from the Mumbai Coast and then taken forward across the state where both infrastructure and facilities to deal with these situations shall be made available."