MoU delay holds up translocation of South African cheetahs to India; 12 big cats in quarantine since July
2 years ago

MoU delay holds up translocation of South African cheetahs to India; 12 big cats in quarantine since July

The Hindu  

A dozen cheetahs quarantined in South Africa for more than four months have lost fitness in their wait to be flown to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park as a formal signing of an agreement is holding up their inter-continental translocation, wildlife experts have said. In fact, the 12 South African cheetahs—seven males and five females—have not hunted for themselves even once after being kept in bomas, said wildlife experts in know of India's cheetah reintroduction plan. Asked about the delay in inking an MoU, the expert said South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy last week cleared the Indian proposal on translocation of cheetahs. Another expert said a South African delegation visited KNP in early September to see arrangements at the wildlife sanctuary for housing the world’s fastest land mammals. Fitness of the South African cheetahs is a matter of concern given that when they come to India they will have to be watchful of robust leopards in KNP, said Ajay Dubey, wildlife expert and founder-secretary of Prayatna, an NGO working for tiger conservation.

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What is the current status of the introduction of African cheetahs?
3 months ago

What is the current status of the introduction of African cheetahs?

The Hindu  

The Cheetah Action Plan represents India’s ambitious effort to introduce African cheetahs into its ecosystems, with a focus on both conserving the species and restoring the health of savanna habitats. The CAP states that the translocation of a large carnivore, African cheetahs in this case, is a strategy to conserve threatened species and restore ecosystem functions. Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Cheetahs to be released in Gandhinagar Sanctuary soon, says Madhya Pradesh CM
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cheetahs to be released in Gandhinagar Sanctuary soon, says Madhya Pradesh CM

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced that cheetahs would be released soon in the Gandhinagar Sanctuary in Mandsaur district. The Madhya Pradesh CM said herbivores are being shifted in the sanctuary for releasing the cheetahs soon. At a function organised on the occasion of the World Tiger Day at Kushabhau Thackeray Convention Center in Bhopal, Yadav said, …

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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Snap judgement: On India’s Project Cheetah
1 year, 7 months ago

Snap judgement: On India’s Project Cheetah

The Hindu  

It is almost three months since South Africa sent a batch of 12 cheetahs to India and two have already died. Taken along with the death of one of the eight cheetahs from Namibia — it had a pre-existing renal infection — and it emerges that about 15% of the animals have not made it past the first phase of …

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 …

MP: 12 cheetahs released in acclimatisation enclosure at Kuno National Park after 2-month quarantine
1 year, 8 months ago

MP: 12 cheetahs released in acclimatisation enclosure at Kuno National Park after 2-month quarantine

India TV News  

Twelve cheetahs brought from South Africa to India in February were released in the acclimatisation enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests J S Chauhan said, the twelve cheetahs have been released in the acclimatisation enclosure, aka soft or pre-release enclosure, after a go-ahead from the Department of …

Two More Namibian Cheetahs Released into Wild at MP’s Kuno National Park
1 year, 9 months ago

Two More Namibian Cheetahs Released into Wild at MP’s Kuno National Park

News 18  

Two more Namibian cheetahs were on Wednesday released into the wild at the Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park here, where the felines were translocated from the African country in September 2022, a forest department official said. Elton and Freddie, popularly known as “Rockstars”, were successfully released into the free range area of the park from a large enclosure at around …

First two cheetahs released in wild in MP’s Kuno Park
1 year, 9 months ago

First two cheetahs released in wild in MP’s Kuno Park

Hindustan Times  

Two Namibian cheetahs, Oban and Aasha, were on Saturday successfully released into the wild at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, nearly six months after they were brought to India, an official said. On September 17 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight cheetahs from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno National Park, as part …

PM Modi says boost to India’s wildlife diversity on cheetahs arriving at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi says boost to India’s wildlife diversity on cheetahs arriving at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

India's wildlife diversity has received a boost with 12 cheetahs arriving in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feburary 19 said. The 12 cheetahs arrived on Saturday and were released into quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, five months after the first batch of eight of these fastest land animals were brought …

12 Cheetahs from South Africa Get New Home in Kuno. But Can India Reintroduce the Asian Big Cat?
1 year, 10 months ago

12 Cheetahs from South Africa Get New Home in Kuno. But Can India Reintroduce the Asian Big Cat?

News 18  

As twelve cheetahs flown from South Africa were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park in the Sheopur district on Saturday, experts have said that it would be impossible to reintroduce the Asiatic cheetahs in India. Vincent van der Merwe, a veterinarian who is closely involved in India’s ‘Project Cheetah’, explained that there were only about 30 …

12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in M.P.’s Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in M.P.’s Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20

The Hindu  

Twelve cheetahs arrived in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday and were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, five months after the first batch of eight of these fastest land animals were brought there from Namibia, another African nation. Experts said a delegation from South Africa had visited the KNP early September …

12 cheetahs from South Africa arrive at Kuno National Park
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs from South Africa arrive at Kuno National Park

Deccan Chronicle  

Sheopur : Indian Air Force helicopters carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa landed at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Saturday. These felines were flown into Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh from South Africa in an IAF plane around 10 am, from where they were shifted to the KNP. These animals had embarked on a journey …

12 cheetahs to be flown in from South Africa today
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs to be flown in from South Africa today

India Today  

Twelve cheetahs -- five of them female -- will be flown in from South Africa on Saturday, three years after India first mooted the idea. A Madhya Pradesh government official told PTI that Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will release the cheetahs into their quarantine enclosures in the Kuno National Park, spread over 750 …

12 more African Cheetahs released into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh | DETAILS
1 year, 10 months ago

12 more African Cheetahs released into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh | DETAILS

India TV News  

Cheetahs at Kuno National Park: The 12 cheetahs, including seven males and five females, from South Africa have been released into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh today. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the second batch of 12 Cheetah brought from South Africa, to their new home Kuno National Park. The Cheetah Project Chief of …

12 cheetahs begin their journey from South Africa, to reach India tomorrow
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs begin their journey from South Africa, to reach India tomorrow

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The 12 cheetahs have started their journey from South Africa to reach India on Saturday, informed Union Minister Bhupender Yadav. The Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane is bringing 12 cheetahs including seven males and five females from South Africa. pic.twitter.com/MRlDejQQlo — Bhupender Yadav February 17, 2023 Cheetahs from South Africa will arrive on Saturday in Madhya …

12 Cheetahs Begin Journey from South Africa to India: All About Feline's Reintroduction Programme
1 year, 10 months ago

12 Cheetahs Begin Journey from South Africa to India: All About Feline's Reintroduction Programme

News 18  

Twelve cheetahs — five of them female — will be flown in from South Africa on February 18, three years after India first mooted the idea. Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster aircraft will get them home tomorrow," tweets Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav pic.twitter.com/6ZcUf72VDC — ANI February 17, 2023 The Cheetah Programme Under the ambitious Cheetah …

12 cheetahs to be flown in from South Africa on Feb 18: Env minister Bhupender Yadav
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs to be flown in from South Africa on Feb 18: Env minister Bhupender Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Twelve cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa on February 18, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the first batch of eight spotted felines -- five females and three males -- from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at the Kuno National Park in …

India to get 12 cheetahs from South Africa every year, MoU inked
1 year, 10 months ago

India to get 12 cheetahs from South Africa every year, MoU inked

Hindustan Times  

India has inked a pact with South Africa to bring 12 cheetahs from the African country in February as part of its cheetah translocation project, an official statement said. The big cats will join eight cheetahs introduced in MP’s Kuno National Park from Namibia last year HT reported on January 26 that the two sides have inked a memorandum of …

12 cheetahs from South Africa to arrive in India by February-end
1 year, 10 months ago

12 cheetahs from South Africa to arrive in India by February-end

The Hindu  

India and South Africa have finally signed a long-pending agreement to translocate 12 cheetahs to India, the Environment Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The initial batch of cheetahs from South Africa will be followed by transport of batches of 12 annually for the next “eight to 10 years”, the Ministry added. The cheetahs from South Africa were expected …

12 cheetahs may be brought from South Africa on Jan 20
1 year, 11 months ago

12 cheetahs may be brought from South Africa on Jan 20

Hindustan Times  

A total of 12 cheetahs are likely to come to India from South Africa on January 20 under the cheetah translocation project, officials aware of the matter said on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight cheetahs from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at the Kuno National Park on September 17. According to the ‘Action Plan …

Cheetahs in India: 12-14 more of the big cats will call India 'home', says govt
2 years ago

Cheetahs in India: 12-14 more of the big cats will call India 'home', says govt

Hindustan Times  

Twelve to fourteen cheetahs will be relocated from Africa over the next five years as part of the government's efforts to re-introduce the big cat to India's forests, union environment minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Rajya Sabha Thursday. The union minister said ₹38.7 crore from Project Tiger had been allocated towards the re-introduction of cheetahs in India - a …

MoU delay holds up translocation of 12 South African cheetahs to India
2 years ago

MoU delay holds up translocation of 12 South African cheetahs to India

Firstpost  

Wildlife experts say prolonged quarantine is taking a toll on the health of these big cats, who are slated to join the eight cheetahs imported from Namibia and released in KNP in Sheopur district in mid-September Bhopal: A dozen cheetahs quarantined in South Africa for more than four months have lost fitness in their wait to be flown to Madhya …

What happened to the plan to translocate lions in India | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

What happened to the plan to translocate lions in India | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

On the eve of World Wildlife Conservation Day, December 4 and so, perhaps an apt time to discuss one of the first animals most people think about in the context of our country: our lions. Speaking of big cats however, there’s another one now in the picture -- the eight African cheetahs that were brought in from Namibia to the …

Cheetahs are back in India: Know the world’s fastest predator that constantly lives in fear
2 years, 2 months ago

Cheetahs are back in India: Know the world’s fastest predator that constantly lives in fear

Firstpost  

Although they have an extraordinary speed and various skills for hunting, they live in fear because they cannot climb up a big tree and protect themselves from other predatory animals The efforts of the Government of India have finally brought results. Jairam Ramesh who was Union Forest Minister in 2010 visited Namibia to see whether cheetahs could be brought to …

Wildlife scientists say bringing African cheetahs to India is an ill-advised move
2 years, 2 months ago

Wildlife scientists say bringing African cheetahs to India is an ill-advised move

The Hindu  

Eight wildlife scientists have raised concerns over the Central government's move to introduce African cheetahs in India. The scientists, in an article titled “Introducing African cheetahs to India is an ill-advised conservation attempt”, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, said that there are unknown ecological, disease-related and genetic risks involved in replacing Asiatic cheetahs with the larger cheetahs from southern …

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Cheetahs back: Will it take India into happier future?
2 years, 3 months ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Cheetahs back: Will it take India into happier future?

Deccan Chronicle  

The import of cheetahs from Namibia to diversify the fauna in our national parks, seven decades since the cheetah became extinct in India in 1952, is a tiny reminder of the many benefits of linking ever closer with Africa -- the last frontier of abundant natural resources with the highest potential for future growth. In colonial times, the erstwhile Maharajah …

After 8 Namibian cheetahs, India now working to get big cats from South Africa
2 years, 3 months ago

After 8 Namibian cheetahs, India now working to get big cats from South Africa

Firstpost  

The Cheetah Conservation Fund said that India is now working with South Africa to bring cheetahs from there New Delhi: After Namibian wild cheetahs, India might soon get to see South African felines roaming free in the wilds of the country. Cheetah Conservation Fund has said that India is now working with South Africa to bring the big cats from …

Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
2 years, 3 months ago

Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back. Then they were moved to their new home: a sprawling national park in the heart of India where scientists hope the world’s fastest land animal will roam again. India hopes importing African cheetahs will aid efforts to conserve the country’s threatened and largely neglected grasslands. Shrinking habitat, …

Explained: Will African cheetahs prosper in India?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Will African cheetahs prosper in India?

Firstpost  

Some say the presence of leopards in Kuno National Park could pose a problem for the big cats, while others point to reports of camera traps being removed and remain wary of poaching. But authorities say these lines of thinking miss the big picture The reintroduction of eight African cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on 17 September, the …

Cheetahs to set foot in India after 70 years
2 years, 3 months ago

Cheetahs to set foot in India after 70 years

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur National Park geared itself for the arrival of eight cheetahs from Namibia on Saturday morning, marking a historic return of the predator seven decades after it went extinct in India. The eight cheetahs — five female between 2 and 5 and three males between 4.5 and 5.5 years of age — are en route India in …

Two friends, two siblings and more: Who are the eight cheetahs coming to India from Namibia?
2 years, 3 months ago

Two friends, two siblings and more: Who are the eight cheetahs coming to India from Namibia?

Firstpost  

India will be home to the world’s fastest land animal again after the feline was declared extinct in the country in 1952. Five female and three male cheetahs are all set to reach Kuno-Palpur National Park on 17 September as part of the reintroduction programme Two siblings and two friends are among the eight cheetahs that will travel to India …

Two Siblings, Two Friends & A 2-Year-Old: Meet the 8 Namibian Cheetahs Who Will Now Call India Their Home
2 years, 3 months ago

Two Siblings, Two Friends & A 2-Year-Old: Meet the 8 Namibian Cheetahs Who Will Now Call India Their Home

News 18  

Two siblings and two close friends are among the eight wild cats who, in a historic move, reached India from Namibia in a specialised jumbo jet on Saturday. The two 5.5 years old adult cheetahs had been living in the wild on CCF’s 58,000-hectare private reserve near Otjiwarongo, when the staff noticed their tracks around the centre. Joining them is …

74 years after last cheetah died, India gets ready to receive eight from Namibia
2 years, 3 months ago

74 years after last cheetah died, India gets ready to receive eight from Namibia

Hindustan Times  

A team of Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Foundation will travel with eight cheetahs from southern Africa to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday, culminating the 12-year coordination of the organisation dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild with the Indian authorities and scientists for the translocation project even as challenges remain. “After a brief ceremony to acknowledge Namibia’s donation …

African cheetah to land in Jaipur enroute to destination
2 years, 3 months ago

African cheetah to land in Jaipur enroute to destination

The Hindu  

Later this week, eight cheetahs from Namibia will depart from the capital Windhoek in a chartered flight and land in Jaipur on Friday. From there they will be transported in a helicopter and, after a 40-minute journey to the Kuno National Park, will be released on September 17 into a dedicated, ‘quarantine’ enclosure under the watch of Prime Minister Narendra …

Cheetahs from Namibia to be translocated on September 17
2 years, 3 months ago

Cheetahs from Namibia to be translocated on September 17

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is all set to make translocation of cheetahs in India, set to take place on September 17 on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, a big event across the country. Ahead of the event, Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav will take stock of the situation …

Cheetahs from South Africa go to parks in India, Mozambique
2 years, 3 months ago

Cheetahs from South Africa go to parks in India, Mozambique

Associated Press  

BELA-BELA, South Africa — South Africa is flying cheetahs to India and Mozambique as part of ambitious efforts to reintroduce the distinctively spotted cats in regions where their population has dwindled. The southern African countries of South Africa, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe still have significant cheetah populations and are expected to play a significant role in their reintroduction in India …

African cheetahs may arrive in India for PM Modi’s birthday
2 years, 3 months ago

African cheetahs may arrive in India for PM Modi’s birthday

The Hindu  

The much-awaited arrival of African cheetahs to India may be timed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17, suggests a statement by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Tuesday. A person closely connected to the cheetah translocation project told The Hindu, on condition of anonymity, that “as of today this is the plan.” Eight animals sourced …

1 of 3 leopards trapped in park for African cheetahs caught after 3 weeks
2 years, 3 months ago

1 of 3 leopards trapped in park for African cheetahs caught after 3 weeks

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: After constant efforts for three weeks, Madhya Pradesh foresters were successful in catching one of the three leopards trapped inside the enclosure made for the safe translocation of cheetahs from Africa in Kuno National park in Sheopur, officials said. But after a recent visit, Indian government officials rejected three cheetahs,” said Romeo Muyunda, chief public relations officer at Namibia’s …

Namibia says it will not replace the cheetahs India rejected as part of translocation project
2 years, 4 months ago

Namibia says it will not replace the cheetahs India rejected as part of translocation project

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Namibia has said it has …

Leopards, signatures stall African cheetahs’ India journey
2 years, 4 months ago

Leopards, signatures stall African cheetahs’ India journey

The Hindu  

India’s ambitious project to translocate African cheetahs has missed an unofficial deadline of August 15, though sources say the animals are likely to arrive within this year. Though agreements have been signed with both South Africa and Namibia, administrative delays, as well as the presence of leopards in the cheetahs’ prospective destination — the Kuno Palpur forest reserve, Madhya Pradesh …

Spot them again soon: Plans to introduce cheetahs from Africa Hasten, first one to be here by August
2 years, 6 months ago

Spot them again soon: Plans to introduce cheetahs from Africa Hasten, first one to be here by August

Firstpost  

The feline species was declared extinct from India in 1952 and efforts have been on to rehabilitate it since 2010 If all goes as planned, India’s forests will once again be home to the wild cheetah by August — the fastest animal on land that went extinct in the country way back in the 1950s. According to the latest update …

Extinct in India, cheetahs set to be reintroduced from South Africa by August
2 years, 6 months ago

Extinct in India, cheetahs set to be reintroduced from South Africa by August

The Hindu  

The first batch of cheetahs are expected to arrive in India’s Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh by this August, according to senior officials in the Union Environment Ministry, who declined to be identified. The Kuno sanctuary was intended to be a second home for India’s expanding lion population but, due to the Gujarat government’s abiding refusal, is unlikely …

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