Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Cheetah Project: 60 percent work completed, now officials will go to South Africa

The work of bringing cheetah to Madhya Pradesh has intensified. A special enclosure is being prepared for Cheetah in Kuno Palpur Park, 60 percent of the work has been completed. Two culverts are to be built near the enclosure. Their construction is also starting. The target is to complete the project work by November 30. With this, the preparation for the next phase has started. The top forest officials of the state and the country are going to South Africa on November 7. They will prepare a strategy after discussing with the local officials on the preparation for transporting the cheetah from there. The visit is important because it will decide how the cheetahs will be brought in. Officials of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  and officials of the Wildlife Institute of India will finalize the decision in this regard. 

The team headed to South Africa includes Ashok Barnwal, Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Chief Wildlife Custodian Alok Kumar and officials from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

Work got delayed due to heavy rains and floods

Cheetahs were to arrive in Madhya Pradesh this month, but due to heavy rains in August and floods in most of the districts of Gwalior-Chambal division, the project work was delayed. This is the reason why there has been a delay in bringing the cheetah. Now preparations are on to bring cheetah in January or February 2022. Officials will also take a tour of the sanctuary and see what kind of environment the cheetah prefers to live in. Earlier this team was to go to South Africa on 28 October, but the trip was stopped due to the name of the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  being included in the list. Now the minister will go after the return of this party. It is noteworthy that there is a plan to bring 10 cheetahs here in the first phase. 

DFO, Doctor, Ranger will go next month

The second team associated with the project will go to South Africa next month. In this, operators of Kuno Palpur National Park, doctors, forest range officers, forest workers and maintenance staff will be included. The team will stay in South Africa for about 20 days and undergo necessary training on cheetah treatment, their care, human-cheetah conflict situation, among others. In Kuno Palpur, this team will directly take care of the cheetah. 

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