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Kuno National Park to get 13 cheetahs next year
The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is set to get 13 cheetahs in 2022. Key Points The Kuno National Park was originally developed as the second home for Asiatic lions in India, apart from Gir National Park. However, that project did not take off. But now the park is expecting to get 13 African ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • IUCN Status • Kuno National Park • Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
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
New Programmes Launched under Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
The Gir National Park in Gujarat will be provided dedicated ambulances and veterinary hospitals for injured and sick lions as part of the Asiatic Lion Conservation Project. This decision comes after 39 lions tested positive for the viral disease called canine distemper, out of which 24 died last year. What is the Asiatic Lion Conservation ..
Topics: Asiatic lion • Bengal tiger • Felids • Gir National Park • Gujarat • India • Indian leopard • Kuno National Park • Lions • Mammals of Nepal • Project Snow Leopard • Species reintroduction • States and union territories of India
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
Current Affairs January 2, 2010
Awards & Honours:‘Chic Sikh’ 2009:Online magazine sikhchic.com has honored PM Manmohan Singh, Delhi lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka & former bureaucrat Saran Singh of “The Sikh Review” as Chic Sikh of 2009. National Updates:Where are Hanguls?Kashmir stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu), also called hangul is the State Animal of Jammu & Kashmir. These deer once numbered from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Current Affairs 2010 • Himachal Pradesh • India • Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu Division • Kashmir stag • Kuno National Park • Manmohan Singh • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan • Vidyanjali