Cheetahs to Return to India's Grassland Under Multi-million Plan
Cheetah's the fastest animal in world has vanished from Indian Sub-continent due to excessive hunting in yesteryear's. But Indian government is trying to repopulate Cheetah in India. They have decided to import Cheetahs from Africa for husbandary in various parts of rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Of late, Indian Government has decided to reintroduce the Cheetah's to the Indian sub-continent. Till date, it is one of the most ambitious and big budget wildlife conservation plan of Indian Government.
Cheetah famous as the fastest land animal, has vanished from the jungles of our country due to the rampant hunting by the rulers of the erstwhile royal era. It is believed that the last three Cheetah's available in India are killed by the Maharajah of Surguja in 1947.
The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh has informed that a meeting of international experts is going to be held in September regarding the conservation of Cheetah. Rajasthan will be the venue for this significant meeting. The main objectives of the meeting will be to draw up a preliminary budget of millions of pounds, require to import Cheetahs from the wild of Africa continent. Also to make plans to build a "breeding nucleus" site from which the animals can be introduced to other areas of India.
Minister said that it is necessary to bring the Cheetahs from the other nations to repopulate them in India. Indian Government has decided to import the Cheetahs from Africa as the African Cheetahs chase their prey in semi-arid, partially forested grasslands similar to their Asian counter parts. It is believed that there are about 1200 Cheetahs available in the lush green canopies of Africa.
Moreover, Indian wildlife experts believes that the introduction of the African Cheetahs will provide better opportunity for husbandry in some areas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Earlier Indian Government has decided to import a breeding pair of Cheetah from Iran but the fall of Iran's Shah has blocked India's hope of bringing them from Iran. Even the leaders of the Islamic Republic has refuse to provide a sample of tissue to use in a cloning experiment.
The Chairman of the Wildlife Trust Of India, Mr M.K. Ranjitsinh has said that India has abundant of suitable habitats for Cheetahs but are not taken care properly. Moreover he said that, the Cheetah could be an important symbol, a lever to help protect even rarer species in the same areas.
However, wildlife lovers are not at all satisfied with this plan of Indian Government due to the prior poor result of Tiger conservation in India. Due to the boundless hunting, Tigers population in India has reduced from 40, 000 a century ago to just 1, 400. Mr. Jairam Ramesh has admitted that despite the expensive emergency conservation plan which cost £93 million to protect the Tigers, India is speedily loosing its national animal.
Milind Pariwakam, a Tiger expert has said that one of the main reasons behind the loss of Tigers in India are the underpaid forest guards assigned to protect the Tigers. These forest guards are under-equipped and under-trained. This plight of Tigers in India has raised eyebrows on the plan of the Cheetah conservation in India. Wildlife lovers are seriously worried about the Cheetahs as these animals have a very weak immune system, high rates of cub mortality and demanding territorial habits.
However, the supporters of the Cheetah plan has put forward the example of the successful conservation of Asiatic lion in the Gir Forest in Gujarat. This last abode of Asiatic lions now has a population of around 350 lions.
Cheetah famous as the fastest land animal, has vanished from the jungles of our country due to the rampant hunting by the rulers of the erstwhile royal era. It is believed that the last three Cheetah's available in India are killed by the Maharajah of Surguja in 1947.
The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh has informed that a meeting of international experts is going to be held in September regarding the conservation of Cheetah. Rajasthan will be the venue for this significant meeting. The main objectives of the meeting will be to draw up a preliminary budget of millions of pounds, require to import Cheetahs from the wild of Africa continent. Also to make plans to build a "breeding nucleus" site from which the animals can be introduced to other areas of India.
Minister said that it is necessary to bring the Cheetahs from the other nations to repopulate them in India. Indian Government has decided to import the Cheetahs from Africa as the African Cheetahs chase their prey in semi-arid, partially forested grasslands similar to their Asian counter parts. It is believed that there are about 1200 Cheetahs available in the lush green canopies of Africa.
Moreover, Indian wildlife experts believes that the introduction of the African Cheetahs will provide better opportunity for husbandry in some areas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Earlier Indian Government has decided to import a breeding pair of Cheetah from Iran but the fall of Iran's Shah has blocked India's hope of bringing them from Iran. Even the leaders of the Islamic Republic has refuse to provide a sample of tissue to use in a cloning experiment.
The Chairman of the Wildlife Trust Of India, Mr M.K. Ranjitsinh has said that India has abundant of suitable habitats for Cheetahs but are not taken care properly. Moreover he said that, the Cheetah could be an important symbol, a lever to help protect even rarer species in the same areas.
However, wildlife lovers are not at all satisfied with this plan of Indian Government due to the prior poor result of Tiger conservation in India. Due to the boundless hunting, Tigers population in India has reduced from 40, 000 a century ago to just 1, 400. Mr. Jairam Ramesh has admitted that despite the expensive emergency conservation plan which cost £93 million to protect the Tigers, India is speedily loosing its national animal.
Milind Pariwakam, a Tiger expert has said that one of the main reasons behind the loss of Tigers in India are the underpaid forest guards assigned to protect the Tigers. These forest guards are under-equipped and under-trained. This plight of Tigers in India has raised eyebrows on the plan of the Cheetah conservation in India. Wildlife lovers are seriously worried about the Cheetahs as these animals have a very weak immune system, high rates of cub mortality and demanding territorial habits.
However, the supporters of the Cheetah plan has put forward the example of the successful conservation of Asiatic lion in the Gir Forest in Gujarat. This last abode of Asiatic lions now has a population of around 350 lions.
Cheetahs To Return to India's Grassland Under Multi-million plan
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