Cheetah tracking technology falls short in Kuno National Park, says park director

Prelims-testable facts

• 01Satellite collars fitted on cheetahs are not a live telecast and cannot provide continuous live tracking.
• 02Satellite collars on cheetahs do not provide real-time tracking, but rather transmit data at intervals.
• 03The Kuno National Park Director, Uttam Kumar Sharma, stated that satellite collars are not a live feed.
• 04A missing signal from a satellite collar does not necessarily mean that the cheetah has gone off the grid.
• 05The cheetahs in Kuno National Park are fitted with satellite collars to monitor their movement and behavior.
• 06The satellite collars on the cheetahs in Kuno National Park are used to track their movement and habitat use.

Trap alerts

• Most people think satellite collars provide continuous live tracking, but actually they transmit data at intervals.
• Most people think a missing signal from a satellite collar means the cheetah has gone off the grid, but actually it may be due to technical issues or environmental factors.