Watch: Inside Boeing jet that flew cheetahs from Namibia to India

2 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Inside Boeing jet that flew cheetahs from Namibia to India

India Today

Eight cheetahs were released into the Indian wildlife in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno-Palpur National Park on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who termed it a "historic day". The cheetahs arrived in India on a Boeing 747 customised specially to accommodate the five female and three male cheetahs who will together form the founder population of the elusive wild cat at Kuno National Park. Sharing a video of the inside view of the Boeing 747 used for transporting the wild cats, Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the country a beautiful gift on his birthday. She took to Twitter and wrote, "Inside view of Boeing 747 used for bringing Cheetahs from Namibia to India.

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Inside view of customised jet used for bringing cheetahs home from Namibia | Video

2 years, 3 months ago

Inside view of customised jet used for bringing cheetahs home from Namibia | Video

Hindustan Times

Seven decades after cheetahs became extinct in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed eight big cats in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. An inside video of the special chartered cargo flight, which brought the eight cheetahs - five female and three male - is now doing the rounds on the internet. The eight cheetahs landed in Gwalior around 7am …

Modi dons safari gear and long-lens camera for birthday release of Namibian cheetahs into Indian national park

2 years, 3 months ago

Modi dons safari gear and long-lens camera for birthday release of Namibian cheetahs into Indian national park

The Independent

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#WATCH: How on his 72nd birthday, PM Modi uncaged 8 cheetahs from Namibia into India's wilds

2 years, 3 months ago

#WATCH: How on his 72nd birthday, PM Modi uncaged 8 cheetahs from Namibia into India's wilds

Firstpost

On Saturday, plane carrying eight feline from Namibia landed in Gwalior, as part of the programme to reintroduce cheetahs seven decades after it was declared extinct in India New Delhi: On his 72nd birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday released three cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Today morning, plane carrying eight feline from Namibia …

PM Modi releases cheetahs brought from Namibia in Kuno National Park

2 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi releases cheetahs brought from Namibia in Kuno National Park

Deccan Chronicle

Sheopur : Eight cheetahs from Namibia landed here on Saturday, as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is celebrating his birthday, released three cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh around 11.30 am. The aircraft, which …

Back After 7 Decades, Cheetahs' 16+ Hrs of Travel from Namibia to MP's Kuno on 'No Noise' Mi-17s

2 years, 3 months ago

Back After 7 Decades, Cheetahs' 16+ Hrs of Travel from Namibia to MP's Kuno on 'No Noise' Mi-17s

News 18

Eight cheetahs from Namibia landed in Gwalior on Saturday, following which they they were flown to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on two Mi-17 aircrafts. The team that brought the big cats left for the national park on Chinook helicopters, while the animals were moved to Mi-17s as “Chinook’s noise could annoy the cheetahs". They will reach Kuno National Park, …

PM Modi & Cheetahs: A Blog From Ground Zero Uncovering India’s Call to the Wild

2 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi & Cheetahs: A Blog From Ground Zero Uncovering India’s Call to the Wild

The Quint

Next morning, at dawn's first light, as I hear the gushing sound of the river and the raucous chorus of birds, my nerves are calmer and the joy of heading to the forest wipes out the memories of last night's ruckus. We spot tall enclosures where the cheetahs will be kept and watch towers stationed in every two kms that …

Aircraft due to fly cheetahs from Namibia to land in Gwalior instead of Jaipur

2 years, 3 months ago

Aircraft due to fly cheetahs from Namibia to land in Gwalior instead of Jaipur

Hindustan Times

The customized Boeing 747-400 aircraft due to fly eight cheetahs from Namibia’s Windhoek will now land in Gwalior instead of Jaipur to cut down on the flying time for the big cats before they are taken to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, around 200 kilometers away, on Indian Air Force helicopters. The cheetahs are scheduled to arrive in Gwalior around …

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Cages, camera traps in place to trap ‘tiger’ in Rehmankheda

Hindustan Times

Cages and camera traps were installed and teams were deployed to track a ‘tiger’ that was reportedly seen a day before by locals in Rehmankheda — where a tiger stayed put for 108 days in 2012—near Lucknow. A cage set up after locals reported the presence of a wild animal, suspectedly a tiger, in the Rehmankheda area near Lucknow. The …

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2 cheetahs released in Kuno National Park’s Aahera tourism zone

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2 cheetahs released in Kuno National Park’s Aahera tourism zone

Hindustan Times

BHOPAL: Two male cheetahs, Agni and Vayu, were released in the Palpur forest in Kuno National Park on the occasion of International Cheetah Day on Wednesday. Now, due to presence of Cheetahs in tourism zone, tourists may get opportunity to see cheetah during safari visit,” KNP field director Uttam Sharma said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement also said …

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Madhya Pradesh: Cheetahs Released in Kuno NP After a Year in Enclosures

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: Cheetahs Released in Kuno NP After a Year in Enclosures

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: Two of the 24 cheetahs moved to large enclosures in the Kuno National Park for health check-up were released in the wild after 15 months of monitoring on Wednesday. “Today, on the occasion of International Cheetah Day, two male cheetahs, Agni and Vayu, have been released in the Parond forest area of Kuno National Park successfully. The forest area …

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17,000 sq km in MP and Rajasthan to be home base for Kuno cheetahs

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17,000 sq km in MP and Rajasthan to be home base for Kuno cheetahs

Hindustan Times

At least 17,000 square kilometers of forest area in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is set to be developed into a wild habitat for cheetahs and the modalities for the same is expected to be finalised at a meeting between forest officials of two states in Ranthambore on November 29, officials aware of the developments said. The MP forest department plans …

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Cheetahs to Soon Be Released in the Wild: Two Brothers to be Transferred to the Wild

2 months, 1 week ago

Cheetahs to Soon Be Released in the Wild: Two Brothers to be Transferred to the Wild

Hindustan Times

Cheetahs from Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno national park may be released in the wild soon, the second time an attempt to move the cats out of their so-called soft enclosures will be attempted. The two cheetahs, Vayu and Agni, are brothers and will be released in a phased manner. They were first moved to the wild in December for tourists but …

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India plans to bring more cheetahs from Kenya

3 months, 2 weeks ago

India plans to bring more cheetahs from Kenya

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: India has renewed its interest in bringing a fresh batch of cheetahs from Kenya, a country in the northern hemisphere with seasonal patterns similar to that of India, officials said. The move comes after India faced hiccups in conservation of cheetahs brought from southern hemisphere countries, such as South Africa and Namibia as a few of the big …

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Indian Delegation’s Visit to South Africa Deferred After Another Cheetah Dies, Kenya Also On the List

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Delegation’s Visit to South Africa Deferred After Another Cheetah Dies, Kenya Also On the List

News 18

A high-level Indian delegation which was expected to visit South Africa this week to discuss translocation of the next batch of cheetahs has been deferred. The Indian delegation consisting of wildlife experts also planned to study South Africa’s captive-breeding program, and their further upkeep, and meet with the South Africa Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment to discuss the translocation. …

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MP/Cheetah Pawan, ‘Casanova of Kuno,’ Dies Due to Drowning; Feline Count Now Down to 24 in Kuno

3 months, 3 weeks ago

MP/Cheetah Pawan, ‘Casanova of Kuno,’ Dies Due to Drowning; Feline Count Now Down to 24 in Kuno

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: Male cheetah Pawan, popularly known as ‘Casanova of Kuno’ for charming the female partners in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday died ‘due to drowning’ in a flooded rivulet in the wildlife sanctuary. The six-year-old cheetah, brought from Namibia along with seven other felines in September 2022 to KNP under the cheetah reintroduction project of India, was …

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India considered sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan to avoid adaptation challenges

3 months, 4 weeks ago

India considered sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan to avoid adaptation challenges

Hindustan Times

India considered sourcing new cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan and other range countries closer to the equator or in the Northern Hemisphere to avoid biorhythm complications observed in big cats brought from Southern Hemisphere countries like South Africa and Namibia, according to official records. Documents obtained by PTI through an RTI application revealed that during a steering committee meeting on …

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Ecostani | Two years of Project Cheetah: More pitfalls than success

4 months ago

Ecostani | Two years of Project Cheetah: More pitfalls than success

Hindustan Times

On September 17, 2024, it will be two years since the first batch of eight Cheetahs arrived in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park from Namibia, in what was the world’s first attempt to re-wild the big cats in a totally different climatic zone. As per the Project Cheetah action plan, all the adult big cats in Kuno should have been …

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Kutch being readied for next batch of African cheetahs

5 months ago

Kutch being readied for next batch of African cheetahs

The Hindu

Some of the next batch of cheetahs being brought in from Africa, as part of the next phase of Project Cheetah, may be sent to a cheetah-breeding and conservation centre being built in the sprawling grasslands of Banni in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, senior officials in the Environment Ministry told The Hindu. While the Gandhi Sagar sanctuary in …

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Cat, not leopard: Delhi Police on ‘wild animal’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cat, not leopard: Delhi Police on ‘wild animal’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Hindustan Times

The Delhi Police on Monday clarified that the ‘wild animal’ spotted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was actually a common house cat. The animal was seen in the background even as BJP MP Durga Das Uikey was taking oath during Sunday's swearing-in ceremony of PM Narendra Modi and his council of ministers. …

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Watch: Man Trying To Touch 'Pet' Cheetah Receives A Slap In Return

7 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Man Trying To Touch 'Pet' Cheetah Receives A Slap In Return

News 18

It is often advised to maintain a safe distance from wild animals, especially big cats. Recently, a video has been making rounds on social media where a man was attacked by his pet cheetah. In a video going viral on social media platform Instagram, it was found that a man was seen petting a cheetah at his home. The clip …

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Cheetah from Kuno National Park strays into Rajasthan's Karauli, rescued

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cheetah from Kuno National Park strays into Rajasthan's Karauli, rescued

The Hindu

A cheetah strayed out of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and was spotted in a village in Rajasthan’s Karauli on May 4, a forest department official said. Karauli Wildlife Deputy Conservator of Forest Piyush Sharma said, "Information was received about a wild animal in Simara village. The animal was identified as a male cheetah.” The cheetah, from the …

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Pilot on flying Air India’s Boeing 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’: ‘Godspeed, my beloved jumbo’

8 months ago

Pilot on flying Air India’s Boeing 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’: ‘Godspeed, my beloved jumbo’

Hindustan Times

Air India bid farewell to its last Boeing 747 on April 22, marking the end of an era as the jumbo jet departed from Mumbai after being sold to a foreign company. As the aircraft named Agra departed for the US, many people took to social media to share posts related to it, including a pilot who had flown the …

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Rashmika Mandanna's flight makes emergency landing, she shares pic: 'This is how we escaped death'

10 months, 1 week ago

Rashmika Mandanna's flight makes emergency landing, she shares pic: 'This is how we escaped death'

Hindustan Times

Rashmika Mandanna shared a picture of herself after her flight reportedly made an emergency landing. More details about Rashmika's flight Rashmika on Saturday had taken to Instagram Stories to share a picture of herself with actor Shraddha Das, writing, “Just FYI, this is how we escaped death today.” As per the Deccan Chronicle report, the Air Vistara flight carrying Rashmika …

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One more cheetah dies in Kuno, 13 of original 20 remain

11 months, 1 week ago

One more cheetah dies in Kuno, 13 of original 20 remain

The Hindu

January 16, 2024 05:57 pm | Updated 11:00 pm IST - NEW DELHI One more cheetah — part of the group of 20 imported from Africa — has died, government officials confirmed on Tuesday. The cheetah, Shaurya, was of Namibian lineage and was “perfectly fine and healthy” until Monday, SP Yadav, a senior official with the National Tiger Conservation Authority …

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Madhya Pradesh: Cheetah Shaurya dies at Kuno National Park, 10th fatality since start of project | VIDEO

11 months, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh: Cheetah Shaurya dies at Kuno National Park, 10th fatality since start of project | VIDEO

India TV News

Another cheetah, part of India's ambitious Project Cheetah, has met an untimely demise at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. Project Cheetah: India's Cheetah conservation initiative Project Cheetah involves the relocation of 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park. Chronicle of Cheetah deaths raises alarms Shaurya's demise adds to the string of cheetah fatalities at Kuno National …

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Namibian cheetah gives birth to three cubs in MP’s Kuno National Park

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Namibian cheetah gives birth to three cubs in MP’s Kuno National Park

Live Mint

A Namibian cheetah named by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given birth to three cubs in the Kuno National Park. Thrilled to share that Kuno National Park has welcomed three new members. “Today, three cheetah cubs were born at Kuno National Park located in Sheopur district under the Cheetah Project started under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …

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Cheetahs may be flown in from new countries

1 year, 2 months ago

Cheetahs may be flown in from new countries

The Hindu

With six adult cheetahs dying within the first year of their relocation to India, wildlife experts associated with Project Cheetah are considering options of importing the next batch of big cats from countries other than South Africa and Namibia. Though it was expected that future batches of the animals would be brought from South Africa and Namibia — the result …

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Cheetah Project on right path to becoming successful: Government report

1 year, 3 months ago

Cheetah Project on right path to becoming successful: Government report

The Hindu

Four of the six criteria established for assessing the short-term success of India's cheetah reintroduction programme have already been met, a government report said on Sunday. The Cheetah Action Plan, published last year, lists six short-term success criteria, including 50% survival of the introduced cheetahs for the first year, establishment of home ranges in Kuno National Park, successful cheetah reproduction …

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India to Import Cheetahs Who Don't Develop Thicker Winter Coats to Prevent Infections

1 year, 3 months ago

India to Import Cheetahs Who Don't Develop Thicker Winter Coats to Prevent Infections

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: Even as the cheetah project has achieved many milestones in the first year of its introduction in India, the authorities concerned have now focused on importing cheetahs not developing thick winter coats, found to be suitable to Indian conditions, in the coming year. The cheetah introduction project, first of its kind in the world, was launched on September 17 …

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'No More Big Cats Should Be Brought Home': Experts in Year 2 of Project Cheetah

1 year, 3 months ago

'No More Big Cats Should Be Brought Home': Experts in Year 2 of Project Cheetah

The Quint

So where do we go from here and what are the next steps? Big cat Specialist and CEO of Metastring Foundation, Dr Ravi Chellam is unequivocal on what needs to be done – “The introduction of African Cheetahs in India suffers from a few fundamental flaws. These include the disregard of science to inform the planning and execution of the …

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India to import more Cheetahs despite mysterious deaths of 9 big cats in MP

1 year, 3 months ago

India to import more Cheetahs despite mysterious deaths of 9 big cats in MP

Live Mint

The Indian government is planning to spend crore of rupees on the import of Cheetahs from South Africa once again. Project Cheetah head SP Yadav on Saturday told PTI news agency that Cheetahs will be imported from South Africa and introduced into Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. However, Yadav did not share any specific date when the Cheetahs will …

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Only 5-7 of 20 Cheetahs at Kuno May Survive, Deaths So Far 'in Normal Range': S African Experts

1 year, 4 months ago

Only 5-7 of 20 Cheetahs at Kuno May Survive, Deaths So Far 'in Normal Range': S African Experts

News 18

Only five to seven cheetahs may survive from the founder population of 20 felines in Kuno National Park before recovery begins, according to international experts associated with Project Cheetah. Although such high losses are unlikely in India, Project Cheetah will undoubtedly undergo similar growing pains, according to the South African experts who are also on the consulting panel of the …

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Madhya Pradesh: 10 arrested for encroachment of forest land, hunting near Kuno National Park

1 year, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: 10 arrested for encroachment of forest land, hunting near Kuno National Park

India TV News

As many as ten people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in forest-related offenses such as hunting and tree-cutting near Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district, officials said on Saturday. KNP’s Divisional Forest Officer PK Verma said, “Ten people allegedly involved in forest crimes were nabbed from a jungle, about 40 km from the protected park’s boundaries.” …

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India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: experts

1 year, 4 months ago

India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: experts

The Hindu

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on the lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. OPINION | Snap judgement: On India’s Project Cheetah They emphasised that young adult cheetahs are more adaptable …

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One more cheetah dies at Kuno, taking the total toll to six

1 year, 4 months ago

One more cheetah dies at Kuno, taking the total toll to six

The Hindu

One more cheetah has been confirmed dead by wildlife authorities at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. While a post-mortem is under way, the female nicknamed Dhatri and sourced from South Africa, is believed to have contracted a parasitic infection following repeatedly scratching its skin and wounding itself. Following reports that some of the previous deaths were likely …

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Review of Divyabhanusinh’s The Story of India’s Cheetahs: A spotted history

1 year, 4 months ago

Review of Divyabhanusinh’s The Story of India’s Cheetahs: A spotted history

The Hindu

Come September, it will be a year since the first batch of cheetahs — five females and three males — landed in Gwalior aboard a specially-configured Boeing 747 aircraft after a long journey from Windhoek, Namibia. Three of the first litter of four born in India also died from malnutrition and the scorching summer at Kuno National Park, where 11 …

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Kuno's new challenge: Capturing cheetahs in wild for medical check-up

1 year, 5 months ago

Kuno's new challenge: Capturing cheetahs in wild for medical check-up

India Today

The death of two adult cheetahs at Kuno National Park last week—apparently from septicemia induced by neck injuries from radio collars—has prompted authorities to order the capture of the entire cheetah population in the wild for a thorough medical check-up. Eight African cheetahs, including three India-born cubs, have died in quick succession since the wild cats started being introduced in …

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Cheetahs at Kuno may return to enclosures for examination, drones could be used

1 year, 5 months ago

Cheetahs at Kuno may return to enclosures for examination, drones could be used

India Today

All radio-collared free-ranging cheetahs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh may be brought back to their enclosures for close examination and drones could potentially be used to monitor their movement in the wild, officials have said. The National Tiger Conservation Authority had on Sunday said media reports attributing the deaths of the big cats to factors such as …

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Top wildlife official at Kuno National Park removed after 8 cheetahs die

1 year, 5 months ago

Top wildlife official at Kuno National Park removed after 8 cheetahs die

India Today

A top Indian wildlife official has been removed after a scheme to relocate cheetahs from Africa saw eight felines die, raising questions about the high-profile project. Eight cheetahs were brought in from Namibia, followed by another 12 from South Africa in February, with Modi presiding over the release of the first arrivals at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh …

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DC Edit | Take care of India's cheetahs

1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Take care of India's cheetahs

Deccan Chronicle

A somewhat forced introduction, or for that matter, re-introduction of any wild animal into a new habitat is an experiment with risks at the best of times. Learning it yet again, the hard way, is India which has witnessed eight of the 20 cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia as part of a ‘re-introduction’ project, dying within months after …

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Cheetah deaths at Kuno | Panel recommends medical review for all cheetahs

1 year, 5 months ago

Cheetah deaths at Kuno | Panel recommends medical review for all cheetahs

The Hindu

Considering that two cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park translocated to India last year from South Africa and Namibia as part of Project Cheetah have died in the last week, the expert advisory committee overseeing the implementation of Project Cheetah has recommended that all the animals undergo a thorough, physical medical review. The medical review recommended will involve recalling …

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One more cheetah dies at Kuno National Park

1 year, 5 months ago

One more cheetah dies at Kuno National Park

The Hindu

One more cheetah has been found dead in the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, government sources confirmed to The Hindu — the fifth adult to have died since 20 of the beasts were translocated from Namibia and South Africa a year ago. The latest death of the cheetah, nicknamed Surya, comes two days after another of the animals, nicknamed Tejas, …

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Second Cheetah fatality at Kuno National Park within 3 days, 8th so far

1 year, 5 months ago

Second Cheetah fatality at Kuno National Park within 3 days, 8th so far

Live Mint

Another Cheetah brought to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park died on Friday, making it the second fatality in the past three days and the eighth so far. The eighth fatality has come a few days after a Cheetah named Tejas brought to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park died on Monday, July 10, due to injuries. According to an official statement, …

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Nationalism divides even Cheetahs: South African, Namibian big cats clash at Kuno National Park, one injured

1 year, 5 months ago

Nationalism divides even Cheetahs: South African, Namibian big cats clash at Kuno National Park, one injured

Firstpost

An African cheetah that was relocated to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district has suffered injuries following a confrontation with other cheetahs. The incident took place at around 6 PM on Monday in the free range area of KNP when Gaurav and Shaurya, two cheetahs translocated from Namibia, got into a fight with Agni and Vayu, who were …

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Cheetahs moving towards UP, eastern MP: Officials

1 year, 6 months ago

Cheetahs moving towards UP, eastern MP: Officials

Hindustan Times

The cheetahs in Kuno National Park are travelling towards Uttar Pradesh and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and not Rajasthan, according to the Cheetah Steering Committee. Officials said that as of now the cheetahs are showing interest in the eastern side of Panna landscape towards Lalitpur and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. The committee’s head, Rajesh Gopal said that as of now …

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Cheetahs to remain in Kuno National Park for time being, says Environment Minister

1 year, 6 months ago

Cheetahs to remain in Kuno National Park for time being, says Environment Minister

India Today

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said that the cheetahs residing in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park will continue to be there for the time being. He arrived in Kuno on June 6 to review Project Cheetah and said that at present, the cheetahs will not be shifted from Kuno to another place. "Only after getting a satisfactory result …

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8 more cheetahs to be released in wild in KNP: Steering Committee chairman

1 year, 6 months ago

8 more cheetahs to be released in wild in KNP: Steering Committee chairman

Hindustan Times

Eight more cheetahs would be released into the wild in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in the next few weeks, said Cheetah Steering Committee chairperson Rajesh Gopal on Thursday. “KNP has enough space for 20 cheetahs, so out of 10 adult cheetahs who are in the enclosure, eight will be released in the wild soon,” said the head of the …

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7th cheetah released into wild in MP’s Kuno

1 year, 6 months ago

7th cheetah released into wild in MP’s Kuno

Hindustan Times

One more cheetah has been successfully released into the wild at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, nearly eight months after she was brought to India, an official said. Three of the 20 adult cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia have died at the KNP “Neerva, a three-and-a-half-year old female cheetah from South Africa, was released into the wild from …

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New committee set up to oversee cheetah project

1 year, 6 months ago

New committee set up to oversee cheetah project

The Hindu

Following the death of three cheetah cubs this week, the Centre on May 25 appointed a new steering committee, comprising national and international experts, to oversee the implementation of Project Cheetah. The committee’s mandate is to monitor the progress of the cheetah reintroduction programme and advise the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority; to decide on …

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Two more cubs of Cheetah Jwala die inside Kuno National Park from severe heat

1 year, 6 months ago

Two more cubs of Cheetah Jwala die inside Kuno National Park from severe heat

Firstpost

Two more cubs of Cheetah Jwala died on Thursday inside Kuno National Park in Shehopur district of Madhya Pradesh. The official statement released by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Madhya Pradesh said that after a cub died on Tuesday, the remaining three cubs and their mother cheetah Jwala were sent to wildlife doctors posted in Palpur. Cheetah Jwala, formerly …

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Two-month-old cheetah cub dies in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park

1 year, 7 months ago

Two-month-old cheetah cub dies in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park

The Hindu

One more cheetah, this time a cub, has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. The likely cause of death, officials said, was “from weakness”, with a press note from the Centre stating that the two-month old cub was the “smallest and weakest of the litter.” Literature and experience from Africa suggests that …

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After death of 3 cheetahs at Kuno National Park, SC asks Centre to consider shifting them to Rajasthan

1 year, 7 months ago

After death of 3 cheetahs at Kuno National Park, SC asks Centre to consider shifting them to Rajasthan

India TV News

New Delhi: Expressing serious concern over the recent deaths of three cheetahs at Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to rise above politics and consider shifting the big cats to Rajasthan. A bench of justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol noted that the deaths had occurred within two months of their translocation …

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Supreme Court expresses concern over cheetah deaths in Kuno

1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court expresses concern over cheetah deaths in Kuno

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced a deep concern about the deaths of three cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia to the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh. On March 27, a female cheetah named Sasha died due to kidney ailment, on April 23, Uday died due to cardio-pulmonary failure and on May 9, another South African female cheetah …

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Third cheetah dies in Kuno Park as cats mark their turf

1 year, 7 months ago

Third cheetah dies in Kuno Park as cats mark their turf

The Hindu

A third cheetah, a female called Daksha, at the Kuno National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, has died after it was injured by one of its number. The cheetah’s death comes a day after an expert committee, constituted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority -the national coordinators of Project Cheetah -recommended that five more cheetahs be released from the acclimatisation camps …

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Another cheetah dies at Kuno National Park, third death in three months

1 year, 7 months ago

Another cheetah dies at Kuno National Park, third death in three months

India Today

A female cheetah, Daksha, brought from South Africa and placed in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, was killed in a fight with other cheetahs inside the park. Earlier today, the Union Environment Ministry said five cheetahs - three females and two males - will be released from the acclimatisation camps into the free-ranging conditions at the Kuno National Park before …

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Five more cheetahs at Kuno Park to be released in the wild

1 year, 7 months ago

Five more cheetahs at Kuno Park to be released in the wild

Hindustan Times

The Centre has decided to release five more cheetah from acclimatisation camps into free-roaming zones at the Kuno National Park before the onset of monsoon in June, the environment ministry said on Monday following an assessment by a team of experts from South Africa and India. The cheetahs will be allowed of move out of the national park and will …

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Kuno To Release 5 More Cheetahs Into the Wild; Exact Cause of Uday’s Death Still Unclear

1 year, 7 months ago

Kuno To Release 5 More Cheetahs Into the Wild; Exact Cause of Uday’s Death Still Unclear

News 18

After losing two cheetahs in a month, the Kuno National Park is now gearing up to release five big cats into free roaming conditions. The decision was taken following the recommendations of a team of experts who visited the national park following the death of a male cheetah Uday on April 23, just three months after he was translocated to …

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