Madhya Pradesh may rehabilitate cheetahs soon
PTI | 04:08 PM,Aug 29,2010Bhopal, Aug 29 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh, where the last Cheetah in the country was believed to be killed in 1947, could soon become the place where the species are rehabilitated. According to forest officials, the Centre has recently written a letter to the State government stating that African Cheetahs should be relocated in Madhya Pradesh, followed by lions from Gir in Gujarat. "The Centre, in the letter, has said that if the State government gives its permission then it would on its expense bring 10 African Cheetahs each to Naurodehi in Damoh district and Palpur Kuno in the Sheopur district," the officials told PTI. A Central team, led by wildlife experts, M K Ranjeet Singh and Y K Shukla, had recently undertaken a survey of five wildlife sanctuaries following which Naurodehi and Palpur Kuno were selected for relocating cheetahs, they said. The two experts held the view that lions from Gir in Gujarat would be settled in two places in Madhya Pradesh only after the African cheetahs were relocated there. "The experts felt that it is not possible to bring lions first as they establish their supremacy in areas and do not allow other animals to come inside it," the officials said.PTI AS VKV
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