NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has refused to impose any ban on the project to resettle African cheetahs in India. On Monday, the SC said that it was not against the ambitious project to bring African cheetahs from Namibia to India, and have them resettle at the Noordehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The Court noted that there was no record of any evidence of a clash between tigers and cheetahs. A Bench comprising of Justice S A Bobde and B R Gavai sought their view from the advocate who was helping the court in the case of animal relocation elsewhere.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has refused to impose any ban on the project to resettle African cheetahs in India. On Monday, the SC said that it was not against the ambitious project to bring African cheetahs from Namibia to India, and have them resettle at the Noordehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The Court noted that there was no record of any evidence of a clash between tigers and cheetahs. A Bench comprising of Justice S A Bobde and B R Gavai sought their view from the advocate who was helping the court in the case of animal relocation elsewhere.
On behalf of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Senior Advocate Wasim Qadri, informed the Bench that many animals like tigers and leopards live in the sanctuary. The Bench also ascertained on whether the cheetahs could survive in the environment. The Supreme Court agreed with the Initiative of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and said it was not against the policy of resettling African cheetahs to settle in Madhya Pradesh. The Bench also decided to hear the matter after two weeks.
Earlier, as soon as the trial began, Qadri said that any comment on the place not being the preferred area of cheetahs was totally baseless. The authority said that all the places found to be feasible to resettle the cheetahs will be reassessed and action plan will be prepared for the necessary measures before they are settled. The authority said that the Madhya Pradesh government has also written a letter to the Nooradehi Wildlife Sanctuary to restore leopards which seem to have completely disappeared from India.
On behalf of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Senior Advocate Wasim Qadri, informed the Bench that many animals like tigers and leopards live in the sanctuary. The Bench also ascertained on whether the cheetahs could survive in the environment. The Supreme Court agreed with the Initiative of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and said it was not against the policy of resettling African cheetahs to settle in Madhya Pradesh. The Bench also decided to hear the matter after two weeks.
Earlier, as soon as the trial began, Qadri said that any comment on the place not being the preferred area of cheetahs was totally baseless. The authority said that all the places found to be feasible to resettle the cheetahs will be reassessed and action plan will be prepared for the necessary measures before they are settled. The authority said that the Madhya Pradesh government has also written a letter to the Nooradehi Wildlife Sanctuary to restore leopards which seem to have completely disappeared from India.