Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Survey to find out if African cheetah can be rehabilitated in Raj 


Jaisalmer: Forest and environment minister Sukhram Vishnoi on Thursday said a survey was being carried out in a few areas of Chittorgarh to find out if African cheetahs could be rehabilitated.  

A committee to study the feasibility of bringing the cheetahs is headed by Wildlife Institute of India chairman Ranjeet Singh. In addition to Chittorgarh, Nauradehi sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is considered suitable to settle cheetahs.

The Centre has allotted Rs 2.50 crore to WII for the cheetah project. Initially, a plan was made to translocate a cheetah to Jaisalmer but the move was dropped due to oil and gas exploration works and BSF and army camps objecting to the move citing non-availability of food for the animals. The minister said that a proposal had been sent to the Centre to make a 

new tiger reserve
 at Kumbhalgarh. Discussing about the deaths tigers at Mukundra sanctuary, the minister said a few died of ailments, some because of territorial fights and old age killed a few. “Guards and officers are fully alert there and there has been no case of poaching so far. As far as Ranthambhore and Sariska are concerned, tigers are safe,” he added.

In regard to posts lying vacant in the forest department, he said the state government had recently taken a decision to hire guards for the security of all sanctuaries. He added that the process to hire ACF, volunteers and other personnel had already started. 

He said as per the directions from the Supreme Court, all pasture lands are considered as forest lands and all district collectors have been asked to provide detailed reports on the number of trees and ownerships of these pasture lands.

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