Cheetah reintroduction in India Current Affairs, GK & News
Cheetah to be re-introduced in India
World’s fastest land animal, Cheetah is expected to be reintroduced in India. Cheetah will be introduced at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in November 2021. Why it is being reintroduced? India had spotted its last Cheetah in Chhattisgarh in 1947. After the death of last Cheetah, it was declared extinct in 1952. Supreme Court ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • African savannas • chambal region • Cheetah reintroduction in India • Cheetah Reintroduction Project • Kuno National Park • Saharan Cheetah
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary declared as National Park by Madhya Pradesh government
The Madhya Pradesh government has declared the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) as National Park in compliance with the last condition imposed by a Supreme Court-appointed committee for the much awaited ‘translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat’. The move is expected to pave way for translocation of lions from Gir National Park (GNP) in ..
Topics: Asiatic lion • Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project • Cheetah reintroduction in India • Felids • Gir National Park • Kuno • Kuno National Park • KWS • Sheopur • Sheopur district • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India