(04-15-2018, 10:28 AM)Wolverine Wrote: P.S.
Notheast African cheetah (A. j. soemmeringii) according to wikipedia is closely related to South African cheetah (A. j.jubatus) not to Asiatic subspecie (A. j. venaticus)

(04-15-2018, 10:59 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:28 AM)Wolverine Wrote: P.S.
Notheast African cheetah (A. j. soemmeringii) according to wikipedia is closely related to South African cheetah (A. j.jubatus) not to Asiatic subspecie (A. j. venaticus)

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I found that out later too.

Genetics works in strange ways! I know that they were once soread upto Arabia.

(04-14-2018, 05:08 PM)Rishi Wrote: Not sure if it's good news or NTCA is being reckless...

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Supreme Court Shows Hope for Cheetah Reintroduction Plan in India
April 14, 2018


NTCA argues that reintroduction of the Cheetahs would help conservation of grasslands and open forests in the manner tiger conservation did.

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NEW DELHI: Eight years on, the Central government may finally see a glimmer of hope for its ambitious cheetah re-introduction project.

The Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider its 2013 order that had quashed a decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to introduce African cheetahs in Kuno Palpur sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
The top court had earlier noted that no detailed study had been conducted before introducing a 'foreign' species to India and that the designated expert body had also not been consulted. 

This order stalled the project initiated by the MoEF in 2010 to bring the cheetah, which became extinct from India’s forests in 1952, back to the country. However, agreeing to rethink, a plea by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is up for hearing.

Trapping of extravagant numbers of wild adults, for assisting in royal hunts is said to be a major cause of the species' rapid decline in India as there is only one record of a litter ever born to captive animals.

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"The application for directions is to the effect that the decision rendered by this Court does not prevent the authorities from taking steps in conformity with the applicable law to re-introduce Cheetahs from Africa to suitable sites in India, identified by the Wildlife Institute of India based on a detailed site-specific action plan."

In its application the NTCA has told that various suitable sites have been identified by the Wildlife Institute of India, which include Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, and Shahgarh area in Rajasthan.

"More sites can be examined if the court permits," states the application, adding 

(04-15-2018, 11:36 AM)Wolverine Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:59 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:28 AM)Wolverine Wrote: P.S.
Notheast African cheetah (A. j. soemmeringii) according to wikipedia is closely related to South African cheetah (A. j.jubatus) not to Asiatic subspecie (A. j. venaticus)

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I found that out later too.

Genetics works in strange ways! I know that they were once soread upto Arabia.

If A.j. soemmerinjii really has inhabited Arabian peninsula that could change the game. From where did you get this information? Where aproximately  was the border between A. j. soemmeringii and A. j. venaticus?
You guys in India should decide what to do.

(04-15-2018, 01:05 PM)Rishi Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 11:36 AM)Wolverine Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:59 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:28 AM)Wolverine Wrote: P.S.
Notheast African cheetah (A. j. soemmeringii) according to wikipedia is closely related to South African cheetah (A. j.jubatus) not to Asiatic subspecie (A. j. venaticus)

Already edited...
I found that out later too.

Genetics works in strange ways! I know that they were once soread upto Arabia.

If A.j. soemmerinjii really has inhabited Arabian peninsula that could change the game. From where did you get this information? Where aproximately  was the border between A. j. soemmeringii and A. j. venaticus?
You guys in India should decide what to do.

Can't find it right now. But they lived in Egypt & is not difficult to cross the Sinai..

BTW, i think Wiki is wrong about their genetics. Read its Evolutionary History part HERE, it seems more plausible. Asiatic chetahs evolved directly from them...

(04-16-2018, 09:25 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Iranians have a lot of money from oil revenue and I dont know why they dont invest seriously in cheetahs protection. All species of cats are able to reproduce fast if they are good protected and have enough food. African cheetahs have big mortality among young animals because they are surrounded by much more powerful predators-competitors as lions and spotted hyenas, but in Iran cheetah has no natural enemies. If there is no enough natural prey cheetahs temporary could be feed by humans in order to increase their numbers. But I dont see in Iranian government and in any government of the Muslim world big desire to protect the wildlife.
True last 2 decades Iran suprisingly created a remarkable chain of protected arias in the Alborz mountains to protect the Persian leopard.

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The animal was last spotted on the R37 road, 40km outside of Mbombela. The city of Mbombela is situated next to Kruger National Park and its the biggest city in the province of Mpumalanga.

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No information has been released from the South African National Parks organization.
Residents were advised to avoid the lion and if spotted to alert the police with details of his location.

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One year ago, 3 male lions had also escaped from Kruger National Park and unfortunately one of the lions was shot dead and another one was badly wounded by a farmer because the lions had killed and eaten one of his cows.

SANParks rangers decided to put down both the wounded lion and the third unharmed lion.

The rangers felt this was the best option for the unharmed lion or he would always try escape from the park.

It was believed that the 3 lions were driven out the park by the dominant male lions of the area, if the unharmed lion was placed back in the park alone, the chances of him being attacked by other lions would’ve been high."