Why in the news?
- Madhya Pradesh Wildlife officials are planning for a Cheetah mating programme in Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Location: Madhya Pradesh
- Protection Status: It was notified in the year 1974 and added to the list of sanctuaries in 1984.
- Associated River: River Chambal
- Associated Cultural Places: Chaurasigarh, Chaturbhujnath temple, Bhadkaji rock paintings, Narsinghjhar Hinglajgarh fort, Taxakeshwar temple.
- Vegetation: Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests
- Fauna: Chinkara, Nilgai and Spotted Deer, the Indian Leopard, Striped Hyena and Jackal
