Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Dream of seeing a lion in the forest of Madhya Pradesh will break if the cheetah is settled in Kuno 

The 28-year-old dream of hearing the roar of the Babbar lions in Madhya Pradesh's forest has come to a standstill. Gujarat government's reluctance to give lions and experts from the Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun's choice of Kuno Palpur for the Cheetah project is pointing to this. The government has also made it clear that the protected area of the state will be given to experts for the Cheetah project. In such a situation, forest officials are also assuming that instead of the Gandhara Sagar Sanctuary spread in Nauradehi, Mandsaur-Neemuch districts of Cheetah Sagar district and Madhav National Park in Shivpuri, Kuno will be settled in Palpur. 

The Government of India has approved the Cheetah project in the year 2010. Under this, a cheetah from Africa is to be settled in the country. There is talk of cheetah settling in Nauradehi Sanctuary since day one. Experts have also been describing this as the right place. This is the reason that cheetah-friendly arrangements were made by the year 2017 keeping the sanctuary empty. When the sanctuary was fully ready and there was a delay in the cheetah, tigers were shifted there. 

In December 2020, Nauradehi has been ranked second by the Sub Committee of the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, which came to Madhya Pradesh to find the proper place for the cheetah. Experts argue that only grass management is to be done in Kuno Palpur. While more work will have to be done in other protected areas. On which the state government will have to spend. It is clear that the Cheetah will be settled in Kuno Palpur, not in the Nauradehi Sanctuary. Recently, this fact has been revealed in the review meeting of the forest department. 

Kuno evacuated for Lions 

The Government of India approved the Singh project in the year 1992. These lions (Asiatic lion) of rare species have only Gujarat in the country. They are found in the Gir Sanctuary. Project was approved to protect this species from any epidemic.

Kuno Palpur was considered by scientists to be the most suitable place for lions to live. Hence 24 villages were displaced from the Kuno Sanctuary and made into a National Park. Despite all these efforts, lions could not be found from Gujarat. While in the year 2013, the Supreme Court has directed the Gujarat government to prepare an action plan to send the lion to Madhya Pradesh in six months, but the Gujarat government is continuously delaying the project by removing the loopholes. It has also become clear to some extent that Madhya Pradesh will not get lions. 

Battle of honor 

Experts say that the fight is a status symbol. This species is found only in Gujarat in the country. This is why tourists from all over the country reach Gujarat to see lions. Due to which the tourism industry of the state runs. If lions are settled in Kuno Palpur, then Kuno Palpur will be close for tourists coming from Delhi and the tourists will be divided in two places. Which will directly affect tourism. 

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