Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Once there were 50 Cheetahs in Gujarat, now preparations to bring them back

The Asiatic lion of Gujarat has become famous worldwide. In such a situation, a project for the return of the extinct Cheetahs from the efforts of the Government of India was on the verge of approval, but it is delayed. The kingdom is believed to have been the last of the Cheetahs that had been seen in the Banni Grasslands of Kutch, which may be reintroduced to Cheetahs. 

The cheetah is a unique animal of the cat variety, which can run the fastest on earth. The speed of the ants ranges from 112 to 120 kilometers per hour. At this speed it can cover a distance of 460 meters. Can catch a speed of zero to 110 km in just three seconds. 

The word Cheetah derives from the original Sanskrit word Chitrakya (colored body). This animal is currently extinct in India. However, two couples have been brought from the Singapore zoo to Junagadh's Shakkarbagh zoo. The top official of the forest department said that the life span of a cheetah is 12 years. It becomes an adult in 20 to 23 months. Cheetah in Gujarat was inhabited by the grasslands of Banni in Kutch. 

It is said that the Maharaja of Kolhapur spent 10 thousand pounds from Africa in 1937 to import ants for hunting. Cheetahs were seen in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and some other areas for the next five years. But the Government of India announced the disappearance of the ants from India in 1952, when no evidence was found. There have been several proposals in India to resettle the ants after 1970, but the government has not agreed. The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the Center to house the Cheetah. The Cheetah should settle wherever he can settle.

It is said that the largest number of cheetahs in the world is in six countries of Africa. There were 1200 Cheetahs in Zimbabwe two decades ago, today there are about 175. The world's cheetah population is 7,100. The project was considered by Jairam Ramesh in the UPA government in 2009 and now the Modi government is going to approve it. The government of India has selected Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, besides Gujarat, to settle the cheetah. There are 10 sites in these five states where rehabilitation is possible. 

According to the forest officer, Cheetahs can be settled in Kuno-Palpur, Nauradehi in Madhya Pradesh, Moyar in Tamil Nadu, Tal Chhapar in Rajasthan, Shahgarh, Velavadar in Gujarat and Banni areas in Kutch. A report by The Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Trust of India states that the Banni area of Kutch in Gujarat is a good place to bring cheetahs to India, where the cheetah can find open fields. However, The National Tiger Conservative Authority had cited the place of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Gujarat government could not present its claim at this time. 

Banni was not mentioned in the report, while Banni had 50 cheetahs at one time. A state forest department official said that the cheetahs love grasslands and Banni’s grassland is the best for him. Apart from this, the township of Zarakh in the mountainous region is good. Now if the Chief Minister of the state, Vijay Rupani, proposes to the Center, the Central Government can bring the cheetah from outside India by mentioning Kutch in Gujarat.

Translated from google 

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