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 Supreme Court stalls Centre’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs in India [1]

The Supreme Court has stayed the Centre’s ambitious cheetah re-introduction project. The project initiated by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2010 aimed to bring the cheetah, which became extinct from India’s forests in 1952, back to the country.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2012
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Wildlife [4], Supreme Court [5], Palpur-Kuno SA [6], Relocation [7], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [8], Endangered Species [9], Madhya Pradesh [10], Africa [11], Imports [12], Lion [13], Gir NP [14], Gujarat [15]
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