CHEETAH TRANSLOCATION
- February 16, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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CHEETAH TRANSLOCATION
TOPIC: Geography
Context- A team of five experts will leave for Namibia February 17, 2022, to finalise details on translocating African cheetahs to India.
Concept-
- The cheetah translocation project aims to bring African cheetahs to India, where the Indian cheetah was declared extinct in 1952.
- The cheetahs will be sourced mainly from South Africa and Namibia.
- The cheetahs will be brought to the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur and Morena districts.
- India had tried to get Asiatic cheetahs from Iran but was refused. According to a recent statement by an Iranian government official, there are only 12 Asiatic cheetahs left in the world.
- The Cheetah Conservation Fund is an international organisation dedicated to saving cheetahs in the wild.
- Cheetahs are listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
Asiatic & African Cheetah:
African Cheetah | Asiatic Cheetah | |
Habitat | Around 6,500-7,000 African cheetahs present in the wild. | Less than 100 ,found only in Iran. |
Physical Characteristics | Bigger in size as compared to Asiatic Cheetah. | Smaller and paler than the African cheetah. Has more fur, a smaller head and a longer neck. Usually have red eyes and they have a more cat-like appearance. |
IUCN status | Vulnerable | Critically Endangered |
CITES Status | Appendix-l | Appendix-l |