Miscellaneous

RTI for Cheetah Management

July 31 , 2024 12 hrs 0 min 18 0

The Madhya Pradesh forest department has denied a request for information on the management of cheetahs brought from Africa and their cubs born in India.
Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey had filed a Right to Information (RTI) request seeking correspondence records on Project Cheetah in Kuno and Mandsaur.
However, the department refused to disclose the information, invoking Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act.
This is the first-time information on Project Cheetah has been denied under the RTI Act since its launch in 2022.
At present, Kuno is home to 26 cheetahs and cubs, as part of Project Cheetah.