“MADHYA PRADESH COMPLETES CHEETAH REINTRODUCTION PREPARATIONS AT GANDHI SAGAR SANCTUARY”

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Madhya Pradesh has completed preparations for reintroducing cheetahs at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, making it the second home for cheetahs in India after Kuno National Park.
Prey animals, including cheetals and guars, have been relocated from various tiger reserves to support the cheetah population at Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.

About Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary:

Location: Northwestern Madhya Pradesh, along the Rajasthan border.
Notified: In 1974.
Landscape: Open landscapes with sparse vegetation, rocky terrain, and small dense forest patches.
River: Chambal divides the sanctuary into two parts.
Vegetation: Northern tropical dry deciduous forest, mixed deciduous forest, and dry deciduous scrub.
Flora: Khair, Salai, Kardhai, Dhawda, Tendu, Palash are principal tree species.
Fauna: Herbivores like Chinkara, Nilgai, Spotted Deer, carnivores like Indian Leopard, Striped Hyena, Jackal, and diverse aquatic life including crocodiles, fish, otters, turtles.
Historical sites: Chaurasigarh, Chaturbhujnath temple, Bhadkaji rock paintings, Narsinghjhar Hinglajgarh fort, Taxakeshwar temple.

source:worldatlas

About Cheetah Reintroduction Project in India:

Commenced on September 17, 2022.
Objective: Restore cheetah population declared extinct in 1952.
Involves translocating cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
Reintroduction Process: 20 radio-collared cheetahs translocated:12 from South Africa and 8 from Namibia.

About Wildlife Institute of India:

Autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Established in 1982.
Based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Offers training programs, academic courses, and advisory services in wildlife research and management.

Associated Article:

https://universalinstitutions.com/project-cheetah-campa/

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