Kuno Cheetah Project: Gir Lions Unlikely To Be Shifted To Kuno, Where Will They Be Settled Now?

[Pantheraman]

Kuno Cheetah Project: Gir Lions Unlikely To Be Shifted To Kuno, Where Will They Be Settled Now? - medianews18

"Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): After the arrival of cheetahs in Kuno Sanctuary in MP, it has become difficult for Gir lions to be rehabilitated in this reserve as was originally planned. The Central Government has told in the Lok Sabha recently that Barda Sanctuary which is in Gujarat itself has been found suitable as a new home for the Gir lions."

You know, when the state governments of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were "talking" about lion translocation recently, I had a feeling something like this would happen. That they would use the cheetahs as an excuse not to go through with the translocation.

Sure, they're open to translocating some of the last wild Asiatic Lions outside of Gir, just not outside of Gujurat. Because you know, if that state shared the big cats with another state, what would make Gujarat special?

 

[Pertinax]

Kuno Cheetah Project: Gir Lions Unlikely To Be Shifted To Kuno, Where Will They Be Settled Now? - medianews18

"Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): After the arrival of cheetahs in Kuno Sanctuary in MP, it has become difficult for Gir lions to be rehabilitated in this reserve as was originally planned. The Central Government has told in the Lok Sabha recently that Barda Sanctuary which is in Gujarat itself has been found suitable as a new home for the Gir lions."

You know, when the state governments of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were "talking" about lion translocation recently, I had a feeling something like this would happen. That they would use the cheetahs as an excuse not to go through with the translocation.

Sure, they're open to translocating some of the last wild Asiatic Lions outside of Gir, just not outside of Gujurat. Because you know, if that state shared the big cats with another state, what would make Gujarat special?

I can remember a Lion relocation being talked about as far back as the 1960's, so thats only about sixty years/six decades that this has been contemplated, but still never acted on yet.