Environment and Ecology
Cheetah Corridor
▪ A Cheetah Corridor is being set up as part of India’s wildlife conservation efforts.
▪ The Cheetah Corridor will cover 17,000 square kilometres.
▪ It will stretch across 27 districts in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
▪ It will interlink several protected areas, including Shahabad Conservation Reserve, Shergarh
Wildlife Sanctuary, Mukundra Wildlife Sanctuary, Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhav
National Park and Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.
Project Cheetah
▪ Project Cheetah is a conservation effort launched by the Indian government to bring cheetahs
back to the country’s wild landscapes after their extinction in 1952
▪ The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
endorse the project.
