Gwalior: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has stated there is no such thing as a plan to relocate cheetahs from the Kuno Nationwide Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. The federal government accepts the sensitivity of the (cheetah reintroduction) mission and desires it to be an entire success, the minister for atmosphere, forest and local weather change advised reporters on Saturday.
To a question on the relocation of cheetahs from the KNP, Yadav stated, “There isn’t any plan occurring for this…Naturally, the an infection brought on by bugs because of monsoon has additionally come to our discover. We’ve got misplaced two cheetahs because of the an infection. We’ve got additionally shared data with consultants from South Africa, Namibia and we’re transferring ahead on its administration.”
All forest officers and veterinarians are working very onerous on the KNP, he stated.
That is the primary 12 months for the reason that cheetahs have been translocated (from Namibia and South Africa in September 2022 and February this 12 months respectively), Yadav stated, including that steady work is occurring concerning the climate situations right here and its results.
“I’m saying with nice confidence that we’re significantly engaged on this mission. We’re totally involved about every cheetah. The federal government would really like the mission to be an entire success. It is a lengthy mission wherein cheetahs have to return yearly. We settle for its sensitivity. We are going to make this mission profitable,” he stated.
Eight cheetahs had been flown to the KNP from Namibia on September 17, 2022, whereas one other 12 had been introduced from South Africa in February this 12 months.
9 cheetahs, together with three of the 4 cubs born right here in March, have died, leaving the KNP with 15 cheetahs at current, together with a cub. The most recent cheetah dying came about on August 2.
Cheetahs had been delivered to the KNP as a part of a reintroduction mission after the species was declared extinct from the nation in 1952.
