[fhdowntheline]

I have been questioning the very basis of this unfortunate experiment with nature. The species is not native to India( unlike the Asiatic cheetah) ,India is no longer the pristine natural wonder it used to be with the haphazard crazy urbanisation which surely is now affecting the forest areas in some way through temperature, moisture , even microorganism level changes. Perhaps the poor animals are simply unable to adapt. But it has been one giant ego trip after another for the powers that be. The original species intended were the lions of Gir who are now overpopulated in their area. But the state govt is refusing the translocation as it might lose the USP.