Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat is also home to Cheetahs, efforts should be made 

The Cheetah will arrive in the neighboring state in November

 The Center had also directed Gujarat to look for a suitable place for cheetah habitat but no action has been taken 

Gandhinagar: At a time when Gujarat's Asiatic Lions have become famous all over the world, a project was in the approval stage to make the extinction of the extinct cheetah possible through the efforts of the Indian government, but it is being delayed.

 The Forest Department believes that the habitat for cheetahs was last seen in the Banni Grassland of Kutch, which could be re-prepared for Cheetahs.  The majority of Cheetah populations are in six African countries, with Zimbabwe having 1,200 cheetahs two decades ago, about half the size of buses today.  The world's cheetah population is 7,100.

 The project was last considered by Jairam Ramesh in the UPA government in 2009 and has now been approved by the Modi government.  Apart from Gujarat, the Indian government has selected Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for cheetah habitat.  There are 10 sites in these five states where rehabilitation is possible.

 According to the forest official, cheetahs can be bred in Kuno-Palpur, Nauradehi in Madhya Pradesh, Moyar in Tamil Nadu, Tal Chhapar in Rajasthan, Shahgarh, Velavadar in Gujarat and Banni in Kutch.

 A report by The Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Trust of India notes that the Banni area of Kutch in Gujarat is an excellent place to bring cheetahs to India, where cheetahs can find open ground.  .  The Gujarat government could not present its claim at this time.  The bunny was not mentioned in the report, which contained 50 cheetahs at a time.

 A state forest department official said the cheetahs likes grasslands and Banni’s grassland is the best for him.  In addition, the population of Jackals is good in the black hill area.

 Now, if the Chief Minister of the state Vijay Rupani makes a proposal to the Center, the Central Government can bring cheetahs from outside India by mentioning Kutch in Gujarat.  The Maharaja of Kolhapur imported leopards for hunting from Africa in 1937 at a cost of પા 10,000.

 For the next five years, cheetahs were seen in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and some other areas, but the Indian government declared them extinct in 1952 due to lack of evidence.  There have been repeated proposals to resettle leopards in India since 1970, but the government has not been ready.  The Supreme Court has also earlier allowed the Center to house cheetahs wherever it deems fit.  


Madhya Pradesh is a leader for cheetah habitat ...

 The world's fastest running cheetah can be seen roaming the forests of India after 71 years, as long-running efforts will find the animal in November this year.  Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah has said that cheetahs will be brought to India from Africa on a pilot basis.  This has also got the approval of the Supreme Court and the Central Government.  The cheetah will be kept in Kuno National Park.  Before independence, India was home to cheetahs, but the last cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in 1947 due to increasing hunting and declining forests.  Gujarat does not see any concrete progress in this direction. 

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