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Botswana Female Cheetah Moved to Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
A female cheetah named CCB2 was moved from Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Both places are in Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released her into the sanctuary on Sunday.
CCB2 came to India from Botswana.
Gandhi Sagar now has two female and two male cheetahs.
Officials hope the cheetahs will form a new family there.
They chose CCB2 because she is younger than another female, Nirva.
Officials also want cheetahs from different backgrounds to help build a more varied population.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released three-year-old female cheetah CCB2 at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.
CCB2 was moved from Kuno National Park, where she had been brought from Botswana with eight other cheetahs.
Gandhi Sagar now has four cheetahs: two females and two males.
Officials selected CCB2 over six-year-old Nirva because she is younger and could help create a more diverse gene pool.
The combined cheetah population in Kuno and Gandhi Sagar is reported to be 56.
- Who
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released CCB2, a three-year-old female cheetah from Botswana.
- What
- CCB2 was relocated from Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Where
- Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- The release took place on Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Officials want Gandhi Sagar to become a second cheetah home and to build a more diversified gene pool.
Key facts
- Cheetah relocated
- CCB2, a three-year-old female from Botswana
- Previous location
- Kuno National Park
- New location
- Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gandhi Sagar population
- Four cheetahs: two females and two males
- Selection rationale
- CCB2 was chosen over six-year-old Nirva because she is younger
- Population goal
- Develop Gandhi Sagar as a second home for cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh
- Combined population
- Kuno and Gandhi Sagar together have 56 cheetahs, according to the report
Quotes
A senior forest officer
Forest official involved in the cheetah translocation decision
“Our focus is to build a diversified gene pool of cheetahs”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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