Thanks to Ramesh Jairman - Minster for environment and forest, great in conservation aspects. Recently he has introduced a project to protect an extincting species - Chetah.This is a 300 crore project which envisages to call back chetah from Africa.
Cheetah was widely hunted by brave but brutal kings which was to show their power and fame. They then used for assisting their hunt. But when time gone it was partially disappeared from forests and their habitat because of the countinious threat from cowherds and impotent inbreeding. The last three cheetas in India were killed by the king of Suguji in eastern Madhya Pradesh. It was also in the year of India's independence -1947. Now the ministry plans to introduce 18 cheetas equally as six in selected places of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. As per the initial decision it will be at Kano - Palpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Jaysalmir (Rajasthan).
We can appreciate this new effort to protect and preserve our animal bio diversity. But various experts commend it as a impractical idea. Normally cheetas need large area as their habit and that should be free from human intervention. Also their pray should be available at its surrounding area. So this initiative is not at all viable anymore here with such facilities. In addition to this most of our wild life conservation initiatives except Project Tiger were in complete failure.
There were various efforts all over the world to sustain this friend, especially by animal lovers. Center fro cellular and molecular biology anticipated to develop clones of Chetas to retain it few years ago.But Iran rejected to supply Chetah to countinious this initiative and that was as water line.
While accepting the realities maintenance of Chetah is very difficult and cumbersome efforts required in this line. Its natural habitat, inbreeding, availabilty of prays, gracing land etc. are the disturbing realities. But I hope this effort should flourish like another - Save Tiger Project.
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