← 30 October 2026's Current Affairs · Science & Tech GA Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆
Cheetah shooting probe highlights Chambal's gun culture
ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ?
Why Chambal's guns threaten Project Cheetah: the Wildlife Protection Act and Kuno facts GS3 tests
Gun culture in Chambal under scanner in cheetah-shooting probe.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 ਮਿੰਟ
Madhya Pradesh wildlife officials say the Chambal region's gun culture is a crucial part of the probe into the shooting of a cheetah, and the matter has been raised with senior police officers.
The case tests the safety of India's cheetah reintroduction project.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Madhya Pradesh wildlife officials call the Chambal region's gun culture a crucial part of the probe into a cheetah shooting.
- Project Cheetah began in September 2022 with cheetahs from Namibia released at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh; more arrived from South Africa in 2023.
- The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952; the reintroduced species is the African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), not the Asiatic one.
- The IUCN Red List classifies the cheetah as Vulnerable; it is listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- The matter has been raised with senior police officers, showing the need for forest-police coordination.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Project Cheetah is India's intercontinental translocation of a large carnivore to establish a free-ranging population; its first site was Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
- The cheetah is the only large carnivore to have gone extinct in India in historical times, declared so in 1952.
- The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 gives Schedule I species the highest protection and the strictest penalties for hunting.
- The Chambal region spans parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and is known for ravines and for the National Chambal Sanctuary.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS3 Environment: wildlife conservation. The shooting of a reintroduced cheetah shows that translocation success depends on local conditions such as widespread firearms, not just habitat and prey. The Wildlife (Protection) Act and Project Cheetah's protocols need to be backed by forest-police coordination, arms-licence checks, community engagement and monitoring. The way forward is to combine strict enforcement with local livelihood and awareness programmes so that communities become stakeholders in the project.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: —
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ