Cheetah – Photo: Social Media Expansion Experts in South Africa and Namibia have recommended fencing of cheetah habitats in India. Subsequently, the head of the Centre’s high-level committee set up to oversee the cheetah project said on Thursday that India does not want enclosures for cheetahs like those in South Africa and Namibia, as it is against the basic principles of wildlife conservation. Fencing Absolutely Wrong : Gopal
Indian experts say that fencing can disrupt natural animal movements and disrupt genetic exchange between populations. 16 Rajesh Gopal, chairman of the one-member Cheetah Steering Committee, said that in the houses It is absolutely wrong to think of fencing. This is against the basic principles of wildlife conservation. Our understanding is that regional networks of protected areas should be merged into national networks of protected areas, so that there is porosity for wildlife gene flow. He said that we have our own socio-cultural issues. We have been handling tigers for the last 233 years and we know what the human-wildlife interface is. Is. We can handle cheetahs too. of South Africa Opinion of expert Merve is divided

2023 On the other hand, South African wildlife expert Vincent van der Merwe, who is associated with this project, says that never before in history Even the reintroduction of cheetahs into the unfenced reserve was not successful. It has been tried times in Africa and failed every time. He said that we are not at all saying that India should fence all its tiger reserves. All we are saying is just circle two or three and create source reserve to top up the sink reserve. Resource reserves are habitats that provide favorable conditions for the reproduction of a particular species. These areas have abundant resources and favorable environmental conditions. They can support self-sustaining populations. Sink reserves, on the other hand, are habitats that have limited resources or environmental conditions that are less favorable for the survival or reproduction of a species. , relocation to sanctuaries suggested
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Many experts and the Supreme Court also Concern has been expressed over the lack of space for cheetahs in the national park. Also, it has been suggested to shift the cheetahs to other sanctuaries. At the same time, officials said that the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is being prepared as an alternative habitat for cheetahs. It will be ready by November.
Team will go on study tour

415 In this matter, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Monday that officials and employees involved in the conservation and management of cheetahs were sent on a study tour to Namibia and South Africa under the project. Will go He said the central government will provide all necessary assistance including security, protection, promotion and financial resources for the Cheetah Protection Force. seven of this month And the leopards will be released in the open

1676568801 According to Gopal, chairman of the Cheetah Steering Committee, by the third week of June, seven more cheetahs, including two females, will be released into the wild. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September last year 16 brought eight leopards from Namibia to Kuno in Madhya Pradesh. had left After this, in the second transfer 16 cheetahs were brought from South Africa and 12 February was released in Kuno. Three cheetahs died in March and April. Seven of the remaining 16 adult cheetahs have already been released into the wild. After this, a female cheetah gave birth to four cubs in March. Three of them died due to heat and lack of water in the body i.e. dehydration. ,