The trust, through Mumbai-based NGO MYVTES charitable trust and research centre, has assured the government that the peacock population in the Raj Bhawan premises will be restored, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said.
He said following reports in a section of the media on the decreasing number of peacocks in the sylvan surroundings of Raj Bhawan, he along with Governor C Vidyasagar Rao took a tour of the premises along with experts.
The NGO has assured the government that conservation efforts would help in the peacock population rise to 50, from the current 15.
Raj Bhavan, the Maharashtra Governor's official residence, is known for the presence of several peacocks and peahens on its sprawling campus.
Over the past three years, the tree-lined estate has been swamped with hundreds of mongooses. They attack, eat and destroy eggs laid by peahens.