Kuno National Park

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Kuno National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India, recognized as a key site for conservation and proposed relocation of large carnivores such as the Asiatic lion and cheetah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
wildlife sanctuary
area approximately 748 square kilometres
climate semi-arid
conservationStatus important site for large carnivore conservation
country India
designation National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary
designationYear 1981
ecosystemType savanna woodland
tropical dry deciduous forest
firstCheetahReleaseCountry India
firstCheetahReleaseYear 2022
firstCheetahSourceCountry Namibia
formerName Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
governingBody Madhya Pradesh Forest Department
hasRiver Kuno River NERFINISHED
hasSpecies Indian gazelle
Indian leopard
Indian wolf
chinkara
chital
four-horned antelope
golden jackal
nilgai
sambar deer
sloth bear
striped hyena
wild boar
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Asiatic lion reintroduction project
Project Cheetah
large carnivore conservation
reintroduction of cheetahs to India
locatedIn Chambal region
Madhya Pradesh
Sheopur district
managementObjective reintroduction of extirpated large carnivores in central India
namedAfter Kuno River NERFINISHED
nearestCity Sheopur
nearestMajorCity Gwalior
partOf Kuno Wildlife Division
proposedFor Asiatic lion relocation
region central India
riverBasin Chambal River
surface form: Chambal River basin
state Madhya Pradesh
subsequentCheetahSourceCountry South Africa
upgradedToNationalParkYear 2018
usedFor African cheetah introduction
vegetation dry deciduous forest
grassland patches

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Asiatic lion proposedReintroductionSite Kuno National Park
Sheopur locatedNear Kuno National Park
Sheopur nearestProtectedArea Kuno National Park