Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Kuno-Palpur sanctuary of Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh is favorable for African cheetahs.

A three-member Tiger Expert team from Dehradun roamed the jungles and took stock of the situation on Friday before bringing cheetahs from Africa to the sanctuary of Kuno-Palpur. The team is initially thought to be suited to the forest cheetahs of Kuno. According to the team the weather and place is suitable. A 10 to 15-member team will arrive from Dehradun in a month and a half. This team will also inspect and inspect Kuno-Palpur. The other team will collect information in detail and gather information about what is needed for cheetahs and provide them to the forest department. 

Let me tell you here that the government has started preparing to shift cheetahs since the Supreme Court got permission to bring cheetahs from South Africa. The forest department saw a possibility in the forests of Kuno-Palpur in Sheopur district. There is a large number of cheetah, blackbuck deer in places to adapt to cheetahs in Kuno Sanctuary. 

The team roamed many places in the sanctuary 

From Friday morning to 9 pm, Dr. YV Jhala, Dean and Senior Scientist of the Indian Institute of Zoological Institution Dehradur, along with 2 other members, visited Kuno-Palpur. According to Kuno Sanctuary's DFO PK Verma, the team saw an ideal side for cheetahs in the forest of Kuno. The team said that there is enough space for cheetahs, suitable weather, water and food. The Kuno-Palpur sanctuary is covered with 750 sq km of land, which is enough. 

Chital in Kuno, good grasslands with chinkara 

According to the DFO of Kuno Sanctuary, there is a large quantity of chital, chinkara, black deer for hunting cheetahs in Kuno-Palpur. At the same time, grasslands are also very good for cheetahs. With which cheetahs will be able to serve. 

Survey team will come to tell what changes for cheetahs

After getting the Ideal Side at Kuno-Palpur, the team members said that within about one and a half months, a team of 10 to 15 members from Dehradur would come to survey the details. What is suitable for cheetahs, what is available here and what can be improved. Will be detailed for this. Efforts will be made to make the forests of Kuno-Palpur better for cheetahs.

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