No spotted deer brought to Kuno as prey
- September 21, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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No spotted deer brought to Kuno as prey
Subject: Environment
Context: Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has denied reports that chital, or spotted deer, from Rajasthan are being ferried to the Kuno National Park as prey for cheetah.
Concept :
About Chital
- Chital deer, also known as spotted deer, graze in large herds in forest clearings.
- It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.
- They have a rust brown body with white spots that help them blend in with the environment. The tines are three branches on each antler.
- They are included in Schedule 3 of the Wildlife protection act, 1972.
- It is classified as Least Concern in the IUCN red list.
Kuno National Park
- Kuno is a National park in Madhya Pradesh, India.
- It was established, in 1981, as a wildlife sanctuary in the Sheopur and Morena districts. It was also known as Kuno-Palpur and Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary.
- In 2018, it was given the status of a National Park.
- It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
- The protected area is largely dry, deciduous forest.