Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Cheetahs from South Africa will be brought to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh 

There is good news for those interested in wildlife. By the end of this year, there will be seven cheetahs from Namibia in South Africa, including four female and three male cheetahs in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Till then, Kuno management will work with the removal of thorny acacia trees from four hundred and fifty square kilometers of forest area, such as fencing. In this regard, a letter from Under Secretary of Forest Department from Bhopal has come to DFO PK Verma on February 2. They have been asked to make preparations and come to Bhopal to discuss. 

It is noteworthy that in November 2020, Kuno Park was inspected by a team of expert senior scientist Dr. YV Jhala of Wildlife Institute of India, who was included in the Sub Committee of the Central Empower Committee. The park was found most suitable for cheetahs. The team reported in Bhopal and Delhi. 

The Kuno-Palpur National Park will be the first park in India, where cheetahs will come. The main reason for this is that the park is perfectly suited for cheetahs' habitat and food. Chintara and black deer are the favorite food of cheetahs, which are found here in abundance. According to experts, cheetahs require small wildlife and long open field areas. They need grass to hide, which are present here. These will be increased further. At present, there are more than seven thousand leopards in the world at present. A large number of them are found only in African countries. 

A budget of two and a half crores is needed 

According to DFO Verma, Kuno National needs around Rs 2.5 crore to fully prepare for the cheetah. There will be wire facing in an area of one and a half thousand square kilometers. It will cost around 50 lakh rupees. About two crore rupees will be spent in the removal of thorny acacia trees, dikechium and marble grasses. Since the Central Power Committee and Bhopal Coono National Park, it has been agreed to bring cheetah. Therefore, budget constraints will not come in the way. 

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary came into existence in 1996 

Century came into existence in 1981 as the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur. Its area then was 344.686 sq km. In September 2016, a proposal was sent to the Madhya Pradesh government, demanding that Kuno be given the status of National Park. It received the status of National Park in 2018. 

An area of 404.0758 square kilometers was added to it. Now its area has grown to 748.7618 square kilometers. According to Kuno DFO PK Verma, there is not a single cheetah in the country yet. The cheetah was last seen in 1948 in the jungle of Surguja. The central government was engaged in efforts to restore this species. In the year 2010, the central government asked the Madhya Pradesh government to prepare a sanctuary for cheetahs. 

Kuno will be the country's first national park, where cheetahs will arrive by the end of 2021. For this, a letter from the Under Secretary of the Forest Department from Bhopal has come two days ago. We have also been invited to discuss preparations. 

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