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The faint sound of stealthy paws moving on the dead leaves and branches in the thick jungle startled me, and my ears shot up in the direction of the sound. I could smell lurking danger in the air. The presence of a cheetah! I bolted through the lush green grass into the cover of the jungle running for my life!
I was very happy to know from my great grandmother that the last Cheetah became extinct in India in the year 1952.These brutal and bloodthirsty savage beasts which killed and preyed on the helpless and frail animals like us disappeared from the Indian jungles more than 70 years ago. For a few generations, we had a field day in the jungle, freely roaming, feasting on the lush green grass, and drinking sweet water from the small water holes distributed all over the forest without any fear from predators. The entire forest was like a paradise to us. We prospered, had a sizable population, and moved carefree in the forest in zest.
But the joy didn’t last long, and the fear of death knocked our doors again by the recent move of the Government of India to reintroduce these demons back into Indian forests.
South African Government announced that it had reached a deal with the Government of India to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country. In August 2022, the first batch of eight Cheetahs were brought from Namibia after flying around 8000 kms. across the globe to let loose and to prey on us. Further, twelve more demons were brought from South Africa in February 2023 and to join the existing coalition.
While top leaders across the globe celebrate their birthdays by releasing pigeons as a symbol of peace, it is sardonic that the first batch of these monsters was released into the jungles by the Honourable Prime Minister on his birthday to hunt and kill us!
Rubbing salt to the wounds, is the statement of SP Yadav, the National Tiger Conservation Authority spokesperson, that the extinction of the cheetah in India in 1952 was the only time the country had lost a large mammal species since independence and that “It is our moral and ethical responsibility to bring it back.” A shocking expression of the meaning of morality and ethics by this spokesperson.
There were also reports in the press that these cheetahs made their first kill in a few days after relocation and the cruel humans were celebrating the news with great joy! How tragic!
With 100s of cheetahs roaming around the space-reduced jungles, competing with other carnivorous animals for food, in a short span of time, the battle is bound to spill over to human settlements, and the authorities will have their own Frankenstein to handle in times to come.
The helpless fawn.
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