Friday 18 May 2012

Indian Supreme Court rejects cheetah reintroduction plan


India postpones/cancels cheetah plan
May 2012. The Indian Supreme Court has halted the planned reintroduction of cheetahs into India. The court rejected the plan after the state of Gujara objected to the plan, Project Cheetah.
 
In 2009, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) was invited to participate in a programme by the Indian government to reintroduce cheetahs to that country after nearly 60 years of extinction. The plan, headed by Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, who served as India's first Director of Wildlife Preservation and is now Chairman of the Wild Trust of India (WTI), aimed to reintroduce cheetahs in stages over the next decade.
The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
In an advisory capacity, CCF had conducted field inspections in order to determine the most viable release areas. The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, a 344,686 square kilometre (133,084 square mile) reserve in central India, had been chosen for the first reintroduction. The sanctuary is home to many species, including wolves, leopards and nilgai --Asia's largest antelope. 
 
However many people has questioned the reintroduction, and the cost, as India is struggling to protect its population of other iconic big cats, tigers and lions. 

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