{"id":231220,"date":"2023-03-15T22:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=231220"},"modified":"2023-03-15T22:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:26:49","slug":"answered-the-cheetah-re-introduction-programme-has-a-larger-goal-of-improving-indias-grasslands-do-you-think-this-is-an-optimal-way-to-conserve-indias-grasslands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-the-cheetah-re-introduction-programme-has-a-larger-goal-of-improving-indias-grasslands-do-you-think-this-is-an-optimal-way-to-conserve-indias-grasslands\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] The cheetah re-introduction programme has a larger goal of improving India\u2019s grasslands. Do you think, this is an optimal way to conserve India\u2019s grasslands?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"616\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Contextual introduction.<br \/>\n<strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Explain how cheetah re-introduction programme is an optimal way to conserve India\u2019s grasslands. Also write\u00a0some challenges.<br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>Cheetah Reintroduction project<\/strong> aims to establish a viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provide space for the expansion of the cheetah within its historic range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts. India has translocated 8 African cheetahs from Namibia and 12 from South Africa.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An optimal way to conserve India\u2019s grasslands:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>grassland-based species<\/strong>. In saving the cheetah other species which are grassland based and endangered are also saved.<\/li>\n<li>Cheetahs do indicate the overall wellness of open areas, meadows and grasslands and the ungulate populations (deer and chinkara)\/cheetahs\u2019 usual prey.<\/li>\n<li>So, the health of the cheetah population does count as a surrogate marker of the health of the grasslands.<\/li>\n<li>As it has been seen in the case of tigers (The Project Tiger 1973), there has been a remarkable increase in the tiger reserves from 9 to 53. Therefore, it is expected that reintroduction of cheetahs will also help in the improvement of the ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Challenges of cheetah re-introduction programme:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheetahs may not help in restoring grasslands until India addresses other issues. For example, The Wasteland Atlas of India still categorises large stretches of open natural ecosystems as wasteland.<\/li>\n<li>Renewable energy projects are granted large tracts of open natural ecosystems, to establish solar panels. The level of <strong>human presence is high<\/strong> in these grassland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of sufficient prey<\/strong> in Kuno National Park(KNP) was a \u201cconcerning\u201d situation.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>carrying capacity of the ecosystem<\/strong> is limited. There have been no proper studies about it.<\/li>\n<li>The increase in species and their numbers may lead to <strong>more human-animal conflicts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>lack of suitable habitats<\/strong> of sufficient size for them. In the best of habitats like Kenya and Tanzania, cheetahs exist in very low densities of around 1 per 100 sq km. The area of KNP is only748 sq kms. It can at best accommodate only 10 Cheetahs.<\/li>\n<li>The 21 cheetahs that are projected after 15 years, that too at one site is <strong>insufficient to conserve grassland.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Confining the animal to one Protected Area increases its <strong>vulnerability to epidemics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cheetah conservation can be used for consolidation of grassland and shrubland that are decaying. <strong>Eco-tourism along with conservation can be promoted.<\/strong>\u00a0However, there is also a need to address the challenge associated with it because there have been experiences that people over do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Contextual introduction. Body:\u00a0Explain how cheetah re-introduction programme is an optimal way to conserve India\u2019s grasslands. Also write\u00a0some challenges. Conclusion: Write a way forward. 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