Cheetah Reintroduction in India

[Sanju]

@Lycaon

The thing is "if a species brought back to its historic range, in which its habitat is pristine and undisturbed habitat, it'll not only sustain itself but the whole ecosystem in which it thrives will be retained.

(02-04-2019, 02:04 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Because introducing non native animals is generally not a good idea..

It is not "Introduction". It is Reintroduction. It is part of Conservation. There are no reasons that make cheetah survival difficult in India. Please don't say that you don't like the idea hence.

First of all, it's a cheetah (Acionyx jabatus) and after that, it had given a name based on the geography. They inhabit a variety of habitats. It has been observed in dry forests, scrub forests, and savannahs. In prehistoric times, the cheetah was distributed throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe. Gradually, it vanished from Europe. Though it could survive when given enough prey in deserts and tropical forests, it didn't "prefer" them and avoided mostly. In Eurasia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and the Ganga and Indus river valleys in South Asia sheltered large numbers of cheetahs.

I don't know why you accepted with the proposal of bringing "Iranian Cheetah" to India then as it has a different name and also different geography and climate.

These are days which non-native animals are introduced to non-historic range places and they are not only thriving there but also devastating the introduced place wilderness. Some others helping in balancing and recovering their surrounding environment. You can say Dingo for this instance. Reply