Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Looking for possibilities for African cheetah in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan too

 African Cheetah can speed up on the land of Madhya Pradesh. The team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun have found the four protected areas here (Kuno Palpur, Nauradehi, Gandhi Sagar, Madhav National Park Shivpuri) to be cheetah friendly. The best is Kuno Palpur National Park. Cheetahs can be settled there only by managing grass. There are some problems in other areas. Now this committee will visit half a dozen protected areas of Bihar and Rajasthan and submit the report to the Supreme Court. Then the study team of scientists will go to the parks which will be agreed. 

The Sub Committee of the Central Empowered Committee constituted under the supervision of the Supreme Court for the Cheetah Project visited Kuno Palpur and Madhav National Park Shivpuri and Gandhi Sagar and Nauradehi Sanctuary in the state from November 23 to December 3. According to forest officials, the team consisted of senior officials, including Dr. Waibi Jhala and Dr. Vipin. They explored the possibility of living for cheetahs in the four protected areas. Scientists have found these four protected areas of the state favorable to cheetah, but where the cheetah will come, the Supreme Court will decide it. 

Bihar and Rajasthan have also submitted claim for cheetah. Therefore, the committee will now visit more than half a dozen protected areas in these two states. It is noteworthy that the Supreme Court had a ban on the cheetah project started in the year 2010. In fact, the government wanted to settle Cheetah in Kuno Palpur, while this park was selected for the Gir lion project in the year 1994. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding this. Since then the cheetah project was banned. In January 2020, the Supreme Court, while hearing the petition, approved the project and asked the Central Empowered Committee to inspect the spot. 

Finest Kuno Palpur: Among the four protected areas, the best is Kuno Palpur National Park. Spread over 700 sq km, this park is ready for Cheetah. According to scientists, the cheetah needs two to two and a half feet of grass to hide and hunt while the grass here has a height of four feet. In this, the cheetah can neither see nor chase the prey. Therefore the height of the grass has to be limited. 

Madhav National Park: Madhav National Park is another option. Spread over 355 sq km, the park also has grass and open ground. The Devi Temple project located in this park can be a big hurdle. There is a temple of Balari Mata in the park. Where a fair is held once a year. Which creates a situation of conflict every year. 

Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary: It is spread over an area of 368.62 sq km in Mandsaur and Neemuch districts. It has grasslands, an open area, but the river divides the sanctuary into two. That is, only 180 square km area will be available for Cheetah. 

Nauradehi Sanctuary: Nauradehi Sanctuary spread over 1200 sq km in Sagar district is favorable for Cheetah, but there are more than half a dozen settlements in the area. 

Translated from google 

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