Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Madhya Pradesh: Ex-servicemen armed with modern weapons will protect cheetahs, will be stationed in Kuno 

Along with increasing chances of South African cheetah in the Kuno-Palpur National Park, security preparations are also being made. No hunters were able to harm the cheetahs in the park, so the security will be handled by the ex-servicemen besides the forest department. 16 armed men will guard the cheetahs in the park. Kuno management has written a letter to the Sainik Welfare Board, Jabalpur for these. 

Kuno-Palpur National Park DFO PK Verma said that armed ex-servicemen are being deployed to protect the wildlife including the cheetahs visiting the park. In the first phase, 16 soldiers will be deployed in the East and West areas of Palpur region. The Wildlife Institute of India (WLII) has approved placing ex-servicemen to protect the park. These soldiers will protect other wildlife including cheetahs by keeping an eye on other visitors including poachers entering the park. These soldiers will meet in the last week of April. 

So the need arose 

Dr. YV Jhala, Dean of Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and Dr. Kamar Qureshi, Senior Scientist, came to Kuno in February. The 10 junior scientists (research scholars) who came with them are studying about the maintenance of wildlife here. The study team has suggested increasing security in the park. Special security arrangements are being emphasized after the recent theft of cameras installed by the study team. 

The park is spread over 748.7618 square kilometers 

Kuno Park has an area of 748.7618 square kilometers. In the midst of preparations to bring Cheetah from Africa's Namibia to Coono, Coono management is preparing for security in every way. Along with the ex-servicemen, the field staff of the department will also be imparted training in weapons, so that they can also take action against those who enter the restricted park illegally. 

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