Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Magazine Exclusive: South African cheetahs will be seen in Guru Ghasidas National Park to increase descent 

Baikunthpur.  India's last 73 years ago, the forest in which the last cheetah had ceased to exist, is preparing to increase the lineage by bringing cheetah from South Africa in Ramgarh-Sonhat, Guru Ghasidas National Park of the same forest.  The Central Government has sought a report from the Forest Department Chhattisgarh in the matter. 

Wildlife cheetah has been declared extinct in the year 1952 in India.  According to the Bombay Natural History document, in the year 1947, the last leopard of India is mentioned hunting in the Ramgarh forest.  Local elders believe that the Maharaja of the princely state of Korea hunted man-eating leopard to protect the village. 

However, there is no evidence of cheetah hunting, which is considered to be the last occurrence of leopard in Korea district and India.  The case was conducted in 2010 along with the survey and in the year 2012, the practice of cheetah from South Africa was started.  At that time a survey of selected national parks across the country was conducted. 

After this, a project was made to select favorable habitat areas to keep cheetahs from South Africa.  The survey was conducted by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).  Guru Ghasidas National Park was selected in this, but the case was pending in the Supreme Court. 

After about 10 years, after receiving the green signal from the Supreme Court, the Central Government wrote a letter to the Forest Department Chhattisgarh about what kind of arrangements are there for the living, eating and eating of the cheetah in the Guru Ghasidas National Park.  Survey report has been sought from forest department.  Which will speed up this process. 

Cheetahs will be brought from Namibia in South Africa
 There was a meeting in Delhi regarding the National Park suitable for Cheetah.  After that the National Tiger Conservation Authority had also sought the details of all the national parks.  Under the plan, a total of 20 cheetahs are set to be brought from Namibia in South Africa.  Although how many cheetahs will be brought to Guru Ghasidas National, it is not clear at the moment.  There is a discussion that only two or three will be brought in the first batch. 

Central government asks for report again after 10 years
 As the matter was pending in the Supreme Court, no action was taken on the project of bringing cheetah.  In the case, the work of bringing cheetah will accelerate after about 10 years.  Due to which the central government has written a letter to re-survey due to so many years, the forest department has asked what kind of change has taken place in Guru Ghasidas National Park after the survey done eight years ago. 

What are the chances of cheetah living in the national park, how can the habitat area be upgraded and resource facilities can be increased.  The Forest Department should prepare long term plans and any other place, if appropriate, should also be mentioned.  Due to which the cheetah of South Africa can live easily. 

The proposal has been sent after getting permission from the court

 The survey was conducted about ten years ago.  After that the case was pending in the Supreme Court.  The proposal was sent to the Central Government through PCCF Wildlife after getting permission from the court.  A letter from the Central Government has come in the case.  Cheetah to be brought from Africa.  Before that the teams of WII and WTI will come to survey.  Probably, the year 2021 may come in the beginning of the survey.
 R.  Ramakrishna Y, Director Guru Ghasidas National Park Korea 

Translated from google 

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