Published: 8 March 2026Tribune IndiaRajasthan
Kuno Cheetahs KP-2 and KP-3 Disperse 60-70 km into Baran, Rajasthan
Two first-generation Indian-born cheetahs, KP-2 and KP-3, from Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh were tracked 60-70 km into Baran district, Rajasthan, in what the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) described as natural territorial dispersal. KP-2 was tracked in the Mangrol range, while KP-3 entered the Banjh Amli Conservation Reserve.
Both cheetahs are satellite-tracked and radio-collared, monitored by a joint inter-state field team. The NTCA noted this long-distance dispersal reinforces the case for a proposed 17,000 sq km Kuno-Gandhi Sagar wildlife corridor spanning 15 districts across MP and Rajasthan. This movement comes after nine Botswana cheetahs arrived at Kuno on February 28, taking India's cheetah population past 50.
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Q: Discuss the conservation and inter-state ecological significance of the dispersal of Kuno-born cheetahs KP-2 and KP-3 into Baran district, Rajasthan.
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Two Indian-born cheetahs, KP-2 and KP-3, dispersed 60-70 km from Kuno National Park into Baran, with KP-2 tracked in Mangrol range and KP-3 entering Banjh Amli Conservation Reserve. NTCA called this natural territorial dispersal, strengthening the proposed 17,000 sq km Kuno-Gandhi Sagar corridor spanning 15 districts across Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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