Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Still waiting for permission to bring cheetahs to Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh


The enclosures will be ready for cheetahs by December 15, will be able to come by early 2022

Although NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) has given consent to bring cheetah from the countries of South Africa in the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, but now CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild and Flora). ) i.e. international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora not permitted by treaty. Officials say that in the past, a virtual meeting has also been held between the Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, the Central Government Committee and the officials of Madhya Pradesh for permission. They believe that until the approval from CITES is not obtained, cheetahs will not be able to come from the countries of South Africa. Wildlife Institute of India has applied for this. 

It is worth mentioning that Kuno-Palpur has got the status of National Park. A fence is being prepared for cheetahs in an area of five km in Palpur. Five blocks are being built. It will also have 20 CCTV cameras installed. Due to the August floods, many roads were cut in the Kuno forest, a bridge was also washed away, hence the work has been delayed. The target has been set to complete all the preparations by December 15. 

This is CITES

This organization works for the protection of endangered species of wild fauna and flora. This is the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). India is also one of its 183 member countries. The objective of CITES is to monitor and act on smuggling of any endangered animal or plant from one country to another.


Employees in November, officers to go to South Africa in January

In July and September, two teams were to go to South Africa to look after the cheetahs and understand their lifestyle. Teams could not go there due to Corona and violence in Africa. Now the crew will go in November. It has got permission from the central government. In January 2022, a team of other officers including the DFO will go. 

they say

The cheetah enclosures at Kuno-Palpur were supposed to be ready in August, but the work slowed down due to rains and floods. The work of the enclosure will now be completed by December 15. Have applied to get consent from CITES, as we don't want any legal hurdle when cheetahs are brought in. Cheetahs will come only in early 2022. 

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