Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Madhya Pradesh: African cheetah expected to enter the country, Kuno and Nauradehi reached expert team 

The chances of African cheetah in the country have increased further. This opportunity may be available to Tiger State Madhya Pradesh, as the Kuno Palpur National Park and Nauradehi Sanctuary, which have passed the first examination of suitable conditions to settle the cheetah, are answering in the second examination. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Dehradun has sent study teams to both the places. Its expert teams will stay in both protected areas for one and half months and study the area closely. Based on this, it will be decided whether the leopard can be settled at both places. During this time, both the parties will also find out whether there have been cheetahs in the respective protected areas. 

With this, the second phase of the cheetah exercise has started in the state. The WII has started studying Kuno Palpur and Nauradehi after the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee (CEC) sub-committee report and the consent of the state government to settle Cheetah in Kuno Palpur. 

The institute has sent four researchers Kuno Palpur and four Nauradehi. Who have started work. Both the parties are currently inspecting their respective areas. After this detailed study will start. The study will cover all the aspects necessary to establish a cheetah. 

Significantly, the sub-committee of CEC was on a state visit from November 23 to December 3, 2020. The committee inspected Kuno Palpur, Nauradehi, Madhav National Park Shivpuri and Gandisagar Sanctuary, Mandsaur. Of these, Kuno Palpur and Nauradehi were preferred due to the cheetah-friendly climate. 

This will remain included in the study 

Researchers specialize on the availability of grass in the respective areas, its height and quality, the diameter of the field area, the loophole to hide, the small perennial water source, the chital-sambhar, the number of deer and nilgai in the areas, the manner of monitoring wildlife Will prepare a detail report.

The central government will decide on the basis of the report 

Both the parties will submit their study report to the Union Forest Ministry in two and a half to three months. After this there will be a meeting with the forest officials of the state and then the central government can give consent to settle cheetah in the most favorable or both of these protected areas. After this the Detail Project Report (DPR) will be prepared to bring cheetah from South African country Namibia. After approval, the process of bringing cheetah to the country will begin. 

JS Chauhan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests of Madhya Pradesh told that study teams have come to Kuno Palpur and Nauradehi. Both have also started studying. This will last one and a half months.  

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