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Five cheetah cubs at Kuno usher in a new lineage
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Kuno cubs take Project Cheetah to 60 animals.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Five cheetah cubs were born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 5 October to KJP21, an India-born female whose mate came from Botswana.
Their birth takes the count under Project Cheetah to 60.
Project Cheetah began in 2022 with cheetahs translocated from Namibia.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Five cheetah cubs were born at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, on 5 October
- The cubs' mother KJP21 is India-born; the father came from Botswana
- Project Cheetah's count now stands at 60 animals
- Project Cheetah began in 2022 with cheetahs translocated from Namibia
- Cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Project Cheetah reintroduced the cheetah at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, with the first animals translocated from Namibia in 2022.
- The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952, and the species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- Birth of cubs to an India-born female marks the start of a new lineage of the reintroduced population.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 Environment: conservation and biodiversity. The issue is whether a reintroduced apex predator can establish a self-sustaining population; Project Cheetah relies on translocation from Africa and breeding in Kuno, and India-born mothers raising cubs is a key milestone. The implication is the need for adequate habitat, prey base and genetic diversity, and the way forward is additional sites, scientific monitoring and community involvement.
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2022ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಕುನೋ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀತಾಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಭಾರತದ ಪ್ರಾಜೆಕ್ಟ್ ಚೀತಾ, ಯಾವ ದೇಶದಿಂದ ತಂದ ಚೀತಾಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಯಿತು?
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ
- ಬೋಟ್ಸ್ವಾನಾ
- ನಮೀಬಿಯಾ
- ಕೀನ್ಯಾ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ನಮೀಬಿಯಾ — 2022ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕುನೋದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾದ ಮೊದಲ ಚೀತಾಗಳನ್ನು ನಮೀಬಿಯಾದಿಂದ ತರಲಾಯಿತು. • ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ 2023ರಲ್ಲಿ ನಂತರದ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿತು; 2022ರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾದ ಮೊದಲ ಚೀತಾಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ. • ಬೋಟ್ಸ್ವಾನಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಯೋಜನೆಯ 2022ರ ಮೂಲ ಚೀತಾಗಳು ಬೋಟ್ಸ್ವಾನಾದಿಂದ ಬಂದವಲ್ಲ. • ಕೀನ್ಯಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಯೋಜನೆಯ 2022ರ ಮೂಲ ಚೀತಾಗಳನ್ನು ಕೀನ್ಯಾ ಪೂರೈಸಿಲ್ಲ.
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