Roadmap with Ecorestoration Plan for Re-Introduction of Cheetah
A Task Force for reintroduction of Cheetah in India has been constituted for developing a roadmap with detailed ecorestoration plans for potential sites, sourcing of the species and undertaking further scientific work relating to reintroduction. An assessment of the potential for reintroducing the Cheetah in India has been done through the Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India. Action has been taken for providing funding support to the said initiative. The States having the potential sites (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) have been addressed, and ‘in-principle’ agreement has been received from Madhya Pradesh.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by S/Shri Balkrishna K Shukla and P Kumar in Lok Sabha today.
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