MP to develop third habitat for cheetahs
The approval was granted by the state cabinet at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav held specially in Khajuraho on Tuesday.
The approval was granted by the state cabinet at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav held specially in Khajuraho on Tuesday.
Claiming that Madhya Pradesh currently has the highest growth rate of Cheetahs in the world, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav released two Cheetahs from the Kuno National Park (KNP) into the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) on Sunday evening.
A Madhya Pradesh Forest Department driver’s gesture of providing water to five thirsty Cheetahs in sweltering heat, termed ‘heartwarming’ by many, turned costly for him, as he was reprimanded and removed from duty by his Department.
A Namibian cheetah has given birth to three cubs in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said.
This year on 18 February, 7 males and 5 females were brought from South Africa to the KNP. The males have been named Vayu, Agni, Tejas, Suraj, Uday, Prabhas and Pavak.
This is the second batch of cheetahs brought to the park from Africa. With this the total number of cheetahs in the park has reached 20.
The big cats made their journey in Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane. From there they will be taken to their new home, 'The Kuno National Park' in the state,
The Cheetah Project Chief SP Yadav informed that the aircraft had taken off for South Africa this morning and will land in Gwalior around 10 am on Saturday.
The initiative to reintroduce cheetah to a former range state following the local extinction of this iconic species due to overhunting and loss of habitat in the last century is being carried out following the request received from the government.
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah on Wednesday said after Namibia, now Cheetahs were expected to soon arrive from South Africa.
