Kuno game reserve
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Kuno game reserve
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| location | India | |
| surface | 1280 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 26281 | |
| Geographical location | 25 ° 40 ′ N , 77 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| Setup date | 1981 | |
The Kuno Game Reserve or Kuno Palpur Game Reserve is a 1,280 square kilometer protected area in the Indian state of Madhya-Pradesh . Not far away is the Madhav National Park .
The hilly landscape lies between 238 and 498 m above sea level and is crossed by the Kuno River. A core area of 345 km² was classified in 1981 as Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in category IV. In the meantime, the area has been expanded by around 900 km² and is to be declared a national park (Category II).
flora
The vegetation of the 3,000 square kilometer ecosystem consists primarily of grasslands, dry forests and savannas.
fauna
The sanctuary was considered as a possible release site for the Asiatic lion .
In Kuno, the reintroduction of the cheetah , which was found in India until the middle of the 20th century , is also planned. The last cheetah in India was shot in eastern Madhya Pradesh in 1947. The last almost 100 animals of the Asian subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) survived in Iran . According to estimates, around 90 cheetahs could find sufficient habitat in the Kuno area. It is assumed that a female cheetah with cubs needs around 120 prey a year. According to experts, no further predators should be introduced until the cheetah population is stable. Kuno has so far been home to relatively small populations of large carnivores, which is considered beneficial for the settlement of cheetahs. The hoofed animals of the reserve, which the big cats can use as potential prey, include Indian gazelles, axis deer, Nilgau antelopes, wild boars and feral zebu cattle . There are also peacocks and langurs. A small population of stag goat antelopes can be found in the north-eastern part of the reserve. The approximately 2,500 feral zebu cattle that were left behind by the population when they were relocated from the core zones could serve as a food source for the lions until the wild animal populations have increased.
The Indian state of Gujarat refused to make animals available for a resettlement program to Madhya Pradesh. In 2013, a court case ruled that the lions belong to the country of India and not the state of Gujarat. Accordingly, animals now have to be made available for relocation to the Kuno reserve.
The first cheetahs were originally supposed to be introduced as early as 2012. Wild catches from Namibia are to be used. This country is still home to a quarter of the world's population. Suitable habitats in the sanctuary, including adjacent areas, would be approximately 3,000 km² and it is estimated that there would be sufficient space for around 100 cheetahs.
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- ↑ Ganesh Ghosh: Evaluating prospects of reintroducing Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary. TIGERPAPER Vol. 36: No. April 2-June 2009
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary (English)
- ↑ a b A.JT John Singh, SP Goyal, Qamar Qureshi: Preparations for the reintroduction of Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica into Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India. In: Oryx. 41, 2007, p. 93, doi : 10.1017 / S0030605307001512 .
- ↑ Ganesh Ghosh: EVALUATING PROSPECTS OF REINTRODUCING CHEETAHS (Acinonyx jubatus) IN KUNO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. TIGERPAPER Vol. 36: No. 2 April-June 2009 online PDF
- ↑ a b Ranjitsinh, MK & Jhala, YV (2010) Assessing the potential for reintroducing the cheetah in India, 2010. ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.0 MB) A report on the feasibility of cheetah reintroduction in India, jointly prepared by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), and submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
- ↑ Anup Dutta: Pride of Gujarat gets a new home in Madhya Pradesh as Gir lions move to Kuno sanctuary , mail online India, PUBLISHED: 1:19, 29 April 2013 | UPDATED: 1:19, April 29, 2013 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2316249/Pride-Gujarat-gets-new-home-Madhya-Pradesh-Gir-lions- Kuno-sanctuary.html # ixzz2YJCrNpRo Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
- ↑ Laurie Marker comments on Cheetah reintroduction into India , wildlifeextra.com
