In the past week, we saw widespread government publicity on the re-introduction of cheetahs to India by bringing eight of them from Namibia. While I am not critical of the latter, I find it extremely hypocritical that on one hand, the government is all out with the cheetah propaganda and on the other hand, the government is destroying the habitats of wild animals currently facing threat to their survival; like for example the leopards and others! Take for example the unnecessary second airport at Mopa where large habitats of these wild animals are seriously affected/destroyed permanently and one can only imagine that with such destructive development, how we are pushing many wild animals to extinction ! The other example is the government's continued persistence to continue to look at ways to set up power transmission lines, construct roads and rail tracks through wildlife sanctuaries and forests; mainly to favour coal transportation! The government's intention looks more like a "cheetah propaganda" for promoting itself than actual concern for the animals!
