Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

[Sanju]

@Rage2277 Already prey base in Kuno is more than adequate and high for Tigers, Lions, Cheetahs and Leopards altogether. As cheetah relocation to kuno from Nauradehi after many years takes time till then, it's even better for lions and tigers as one predator less in competition for herbivores though it's not exactly sympatric with but it is with leopard.

You can see Gujarat govt reluctance towards lion translocation and same goes for their Onager and till now no proposal is there for wild ass relocation to other parts of their range and neither has interest from govt. They are dispersing naturally into Rajasthan's border areas these days.

Coming to wild buffalo, Hard ground subspecies or variety are low in numbers and plan for translocation to Mp's kanha from Udanti or Indravati stalled and now Assam water buffaloes are coming to kanha, if everything goes right and numbers increase, MP may spread them by translocation to other place may be Kuno too. It is also possible in future that Hard ground ones increase in number and recover then, MP may look for relocation again from Chattisgarh anf further to Kuno.

Already they are populating Orissa naturally near borders forests. Yes, lions look for big prey to satisfy their prides i.e.., more mouths and can fulfill appetite for more time duration in one go (less often). But when only medium game is available, they obligatorily will hunt and kill more frequently to balance that. That's what they doing in Gir NP (not in sanctuary and outside). The same they will do in kuno. Don't worry there are big feral zebu cattle in good numbers and camels if they want. Reply