Consider the following statements regarding “Project Cheetah”: 1. It is India’s cheetah relocation programme and the first intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species. 2. Under the project African cheetahs are trans-located from the forests of South Africa and Namibia to the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Project Cheetah”:
1.It is India’s cheetah relocation programme and the first intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species.
2.Under the project African cheetahs are trans-located from the forests of South Africa and Namibia to the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: Project Cheetah is India’s cheetah relocation programme and the 1st intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species.

Under the project African cheetahs are trans-located from the forests of South Africa and Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
It is implemented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and And Climate Change.

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