Gujarat will be the new home for cheetahs, PM Modi: The new home for cheetahs is going to be very soon in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands and Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhisagar sanctuary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told during his Gujarat tour that this announcement was made in the 7th meeting of the National Wildlife Board NBWL in Gujarat.
After MP, this area of Gujarat will be the new home for cheetahs, PM Modi announced
The new home for cheetahs is going to be very soon in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands and Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhisagar sanctuary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told during his Gujarat tour that this announcement was made in the 7th meeting of the National Wildlife Board NBWL in Gujarat. Let us tell you that African cheetahs were settled in Kuno National Park twice in September 2022 and February 2023. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced that cheetahs will now be settled in other areas of the country as well. These areas include Gandhisagar Sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh and Banni grasslands of Gujarat.
Grassland is a protected forest spread over an area of 2500 square kilometers in Kutch district of Gujarat.
No information has been given about the number of cheetahs to be brought to both the forest areas and the time frame for settling them here. Banni Grassland is a protected forest spread over an area of 2500 square kilometers in Kutch district of Gujarat.
The first batch of 8 cheetahs was brought from Namibia in September 2022.
The Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary located in western Madhya Pradesh extends to Mandsaur and Neemuch districts. This area is known as Nimar region. It borders Rajasthan. It is more or less dry. The first batch of 8 cheetahs was brought from Namibia in September 2022.
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The second batch of 12 cheetahs was brought from South Africa in February 2023
The second batch of 12 cheetahs was brought from South Africa in February 2023. After being brought to India, 7 adult cheetahs (3 female and 4 male) have died. Four cheetahs died due to septicemia. These cheetahs died during 2023 to January 2024. 17 cubs were born in India. Out of these, 12 are alive. The discussion of bringing cheetahs to India was initiated in 2009 by the Wildlife Trust of India.