India to Bring Cheetahs from Botswana for Rehabilitation
Aspect | Details |
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Event | India to Bring Cheetahs from Botswana |
Objective | Revitalize the cheetah rehabilitation efforts in India |
Number of Cheetahs | Eight cheetahs will be brought in two phases |
Additional Sources | More cheetahs to be brought from South Africa and Kenya as per NTCA |
Project Name | Project Cheetah launched in 2022 |
Total Expenditure | More than Rs. 112 crore spent on the project |
Major Allocation | About 67% allocated to cheetah rehabilitation activities in Madhya Pradesh |
Rehabilitation Site | Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh |
Second Site | Follows Kuno National Park as a second home for cheetahs |
Conservation Corridor | An inter-state conservation corridor being developed between MP and Rajasthan |
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary | Located in Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of MP, adjoining Rajasthan |
Terrain | Vast open landscapes and rocky terrain |
Vegetation | Northern tropical dry deciduous forest, mixed deciduous forest, and shrubland |
Flora | Khair, Salai, Kardai, Dhavda, Tendu, and Palash |
Fauna | Chinkara, nilgai, spotted deer, striped hyena, jackal, and crocodile |
NTCA Role | Statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
NTCA Establishment | Established in 2005 following Tiger Task Force recommendations |
Legal Basis | Constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 2006) |