Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

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243 more families will be displaced for Lions from Kuno Palpur National Park of Sheopur
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Quote:After declaration of National Park status to Kuno Plapur by increasing 413 sq km area and making approximately 800 km2 of NP in 1200 km2 Kuno wildlife division, the relocation of villages and house holds/families outside Reserve has already started by sending the post-displacement proposal from Reserve management staff to government.

Preparations to transfer 243 families again outside the park are ready to take place. After attaining National Park status, this is being done now. It is because of this reason, Bagacha Village of Dhanayacha is going to be relocated from the park.

Survey is being done by Park management among the villages in Palpur to relocate. After that, Village Panchayat received notice or proposal from the district division administration and both verified the list.

After receiving the fund amount from the government as compensation to villagers, shifting will be started to other place outside the forest.


1545 families have sacrificed their homes wishing Lions arrival Before this
It is notable that the Government of India started looking for another Lion reserve since 1991. In order to protect Asia's Lions from Epidemics or Endemic diseases and other natural hazards.

For this WII, Dehradun had appointed researchers and expert panel committee which recommended Palpur forest of Sheopur Madhya Pradesh as suitable for Lions. Based on this, It was decided shortly after in June 1993 to develop Kuno and start translocation. In that, 1545 families of 14 villages had shifted outside.

Despite Expert committee recommendation towards conservation,  Gujarat govt attitude of not giving lions continued upto 2013, on which matter reached Supreme Court which instructed "Lions as National Property not any Place possession" and ordered relocation within 6 months towards species best standards.

Expert committee has again given duty to look after the project to go in a clean and smooth manner. Experts engaged in formulating special strategies for bringing lions but now it has raged after humiliating petitions in the past. Now the committees are formed at state level that is at the level of MP and Gujarat to do the duty in their states according to relocation guidelines. Reply