Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Translocation of the Cheetah in India

The Wildlife Institute of India, has short-listed three sites, viz, Shahgarh area in Rajasthan, Kuno Palpur and Neoradehi Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, as possible habitats for reintroduction of cheetah. A consultative meeting on Cheetah reintroduction in India was held in Gajner, Rajasthan on the 9th and 10th September 2009 which was attended by conservation organizations including International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other International Cheetah experts, apart from Central and State Government officials. sources for the Cheetah relocation, along with the cost of such relocation have not been finalized.

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