Himanshu Kaushik | TNN | Dec 20, 2016, 06.18 AM ISTAHMEDABAD: The 12-member expert committee formed to oversee the translocation of Asiatic lions from Sasan Gir in Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh has found the sanctuary prepared to house the big cats.
The panel, formed by the apex court in 2013, concluded its maiden
visit to Kuno-Palpur on Monday ."After spending nearly five hours at the
sanctuary , the panel members found the atmosphere in Kuno-Palpur
conducive to the shifting of lions.Gujarat, too, could not punch many
holes in the prepared ness of MP to host the lions," said a member of
the committee.
However, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh once again differed on the issue
of International Union for Conservation of Nature guidelines. While MP
demanded that the guidelines be taken up simultaneously with the
translocation of lions to Kuno-Palpur, Gujarat forest officials in the
committee insisted that the multiple studies mandated by IUCN be conducted prior to translocation. Census 2015 has pegged Gujarat's lion population at 523 lions.
During the meeting on Monday , Gujarat asked MP for the notification
that declares a 700 sq km area of Kuno-Palpur as a national park. MP
reiterated the process was underway and would be completed soon.Gujarat
officials said according to the apex court's order this was a key
requirement.
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