TNPSC Thervupettagam

RTI for Cheetah Management

July 31 , 2024 150 days 281 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.

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