“MADHYA PRADESH COMPLETES CHEETAH REINTRODUCTION PREPARATIONS AT GANDHI SAGAR SANCTUARY”
Why in the news?
- 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
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