Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
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The Kuno Wildlife Reserve or Kuno - Palpur Game Reserve is a 1280 -square-kilometer reserve in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Not far away is the Madhav National Park.
The hilly landscape is located 238-498 m above sea level and crossed by Kuno River. A core area of 345 km ² in 1981 classified as Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in the Category IV. Meanwhile, the area was expanded to 900 sq km and is a National Park (Category II ) are explained.
Flora
The vegetation of the total of 3000 square kilometers ecosystem consists mainly of grasslands, dry forests and savannas.
Fauna
The protected area has been considered as a possible place reintroduction of the Asiatic lions in consideration.
The reintroduction of the cheetah is Kuno In addition, planned, which occurred up to the middle of the 20th century in India. The last cheetah India was shot in 1947 in eastern Madhya Pradesh. In the field could find sufficient habitat estimated total of about 90 cheetahs. It is based on the assumption that a cheetah females with cubs takes about 120 prey each year. Until the cheetah population is stable, no other predators should be introduced according to experts. Kuno houses so far relatively small populations of large carnivores, which is considered to be favorable for the settlement of cheetahs. Among the ungulates of the reserve, which can serve the big cats as potential prey species include Indian gazelle, Axishirsche, nilgai, wild boar and feral Zeburinder. In addition, peacocks and langurs occur. A small population of blackbuck Resides in the northeast part of the conservation area. The approximately 2,500 feral Zeburinder that were left behind by the people when they were relocated from the core zones could serve as food for the lion basis until the stocks have increased in wildlife.
The state Guajarat animals refused to provide a resettlement program for Madhya Pradesh. In 2013, a crucial court proceedings that the lions the country of India belong not to the state of Gujarat. Thus, animals must now be provided for resettlement into the Kuno reserve available.
The first cheetahs were originally introduced as early as 2012. This wild-caught from Namibia to be used. This country is still home to a quarter of the world's population. Suitable habitats in the protected area, including adjacent areas would include about 3,000 km ² and are estimated to about 100 cheetahs have sufficient space.