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Wild Buffaloes Return to Madhya Pradesh After Nearly a Century
Eight wild buffaloes have been released into an enclosure at Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
They came from Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
The group has six females and two males.
They first stayed in a smaller enclosure while they adjusted to the local surroundings and completed quarantine.
The state plans to bring back 50 wild buffaloes over three years.
The animals had disappeared from Madhya Pradesh’s forests around a century ago.
Officials hope the project will help wildlife and biodiversity.
The next step is to help the buffaloes settle in their natural habitat after the monsoon.
Eight wild buffaloes from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park were released into a 17-hectare enclosure at Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The group consists of six females and two males, which completed quarantine before being moved from a smaller enclosure.
The buffaloes were transported about 2,200 kilometres and arrived at Kanha in two phases on April 28 and May 9.
Madhya Pradesh aims to reintroduce 50 wild buffaloes over the next three years.
The project seeks to restore the species, absent from the state’s forests for about 100 years, and strengthen biodiversity and conservation.
- Who
- Eight wild buffaloes from Kaziranga National Park; Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released them.
- What
- The buffaloes were released into a 17-hectare enclosure as part of a reintroduction project.
- Where
- Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the buffaloes had arrived in two phases on April 28 and May 9. The report does not specify the year.
- Why
- To reintroduce wild buffaloes, which had disappeared from Madhya Pradesh’s forests about 100 years ago, and strengthen biodiversity and wildlife conservation.
Key facts
- Number released
- Eight: six females and two males
- Source
- Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- Distance transported
- About 2,200 kilometres
- Release enclosure
- 17 hectares at Kanha Tiger Reserve
- Arrival dates
- April 28 and May 9, in two phases
- State target
- Reintroduce 50 wild buffaloes over the next three years
- Prior habitat status
- Wild buffaloes disappeared from Madhya Pradesh’s forests around 100 years ago
Sources
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