Kutch:  The forest department has restored 13,000 hectares of Banni Grasslands, recognized as India's largest grassland, covering a total area of 2.5 lakh hectares. In the restoration efforts, quality grass was grown, including the Jinjwa species, and for the first time, seeds were dispersed across the grassland using drones. The Central government has given approval for setting up a cheetah breeding conservation center in these grasslands. The goal is to restore an additional 70,000 hectare...Read More

Kutch: The Union government on Friday granted approval for Gujarat's proposal to establish a cheetah breeding centre in Banni grasslands here, as announced by Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment, Mulubhai Bera. The proposal, submitted by the Gujarat government to the National Compensatory Forestation Fund Management Authority under the National CAMPA, received approval from the executive committee of the National CAMPA. Minister Bera expressed that the cheetah breeding centre in Kutch...Read More

New Delhi: After the deaths of 5 Cheetahs out of total 20 translocated to India's Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh from African nations, the Government of India has today released a statement analyzing the mortalities. The Government has in its note pointed out that all five deaths were due to natural causes. The government has also expressed optimism that the project of Cheetahs in India will succeed in the long run and there's no reason to speculate at this juncture. The note also mentions tha...Read More