MP: Namibian Cheetah dies at Kuno National Park
India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ received yet another setback on Tuesday as one more feline Pawan died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the forest official said.
India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ received yet another setback on Tuesday as one more feline Pawan died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the forest official said.
The meeting comes following the recent death of two male cheetahs - Tejas and Suraj - and the apprehensions were raised on the matter.
The experts visited Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to review Project Cheetah after the recent death of two Cheetahs.
The death of another cheetah within a month has raised serious questions about the efficiency of officials at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP).
Following the import of the 12 Cheetahs in February, the plan is to translocate a further 12 annually for the next eight to 10 years.
As many as 12 Cheetahs from South Africa will arrive on February 18 in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.
The cheetahs, including seven males and five females, will be translocated to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Indian Air Force is now planning to go ahead with its Project Cheetah under the Make in India route where Indian defence manufacturers would arm the Israeli Heron drones.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday called the Central government a "pathological liar" while sharing a letter from 2009 about Project Cheetah to hit back at the Centre over the allegation that "no constructive efforts" were made by the previous governments to the re-introduction of cheetahs in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the 'Project Cheetah', under which the BJP government at the Centre reintroduced big cats in the country with the support of Nambia, is the government's endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation.
