Consider the following statements regarding Project Cheetah 1 It is the world rsquo s first inter co...........

Geography and Environment (HCS) Biodiversity

Consider the following statements regarding Project Cheetah

1. It is the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.

2. Under the project, India had recently re-introduced the Asiatic Cheetah in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.

3. Cheetah is listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red list of threatened species.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

Both statements 1&3 are correct.
Project Cheetah

Cheetah was declared extinct from India in 1952.
The basic aim of the Project Cheetah is to revitalise and diversify India's wildlife and its habitat.
It is world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
Eight Cheetahs are arriving in India from Namibia and will be released into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
The project is also aimed at developing metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator.
Cheetahs will help in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems in India.
As part of the project, 50 cheetahs will be introduced in various National Parks over five years.
Cheetah happens to be the only large carnivore that got extinct from India due to over-hunting and habitat loss.

Cheetah

Scientific name - Acinonyx jubatus
Population - Around 7,100 cheetahs left in the wild
IUCN Status - Vulnerable
Listed under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Hence option 3rd is correct.