Cheetahs to make a comeback in India

If sources are to be believed, cheetahs shall be coming to India soon. They will be airlifted either from South Africa or from Namibia.

This fastest running predator which became extinct in the country during the 1950s, are set to be relocated and may be put up either in Madhya Pradesh or in Rajasthan.

Bihar too have showed interest to host the Cheetahs, officials informed.

A video conferencing among officials and Ranjitsinh, a prince from Wankaner in Saurashtra, and a 1961 IAS batch officer, was held on September 30, 2020 to chart out a plan.

Ranjitsinh has been raising his voice for cheetah's re-entry in the country since last many years, environmentalist Harsh Vardhan told IANS adding that he was nominated as the chairman of a three-member committee formed by the SC.

YV Jhala, Dean at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has also been nominated to head the Cheetah-team for inspecting habitats where the predator can be rehabilitated, said Harsh adding that the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is appointed as the new CheetahOffice in India via the SC Order. Rs2.5 crore has been sanctioned to WII by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to facilitate this wild cat's entry into India.