India and South Africa signed an MoU on cooperation in the re-introduction of the Cheetahs
- IBEF
- January 30, 2023
India and South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 27, 2023 on cooperation in the re-introduction of Cheetahs in India.
According to the MoU, 12 Cheetahs will be flown from South Africa to India in February as the initial batch, said the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change in an official statement. Further, it was also mentioned that the MoU terms will be reviewed every five years. The ministry stated that the MoU facilitates cooperation between the parties to establish a viable cheetah population in India and promotes conservation.
Furthermore, this programme is being coordinated by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) in collaboration with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South African National Parks (SANParks), the Cheetah Range Expansion Project, and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) in South Africa together with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
In terms of the MoU, both countries will collaborate and exchange best practices in large carnivore conservation through the transfer of technology, and training of professionals in management, policy, and science, and will establish a bilateral custodianship arrangement for cheetah translocated between the two countries.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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