Cheetahs arrive in India for historic reintroduction project – but can they survive a battle of the big cats?
2 years, 3 months ago

Cheetahs arrive in India for historic reintroduction project – but can they survive a battle of the big cats?

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. open image in gallery One of the five female cheetahs being sent to India was picked up from a farm located in the northwestern part of Namibia close to the village of Kamanjab in February 2019 Close to 100 leopards – a much larger and more muscular species – will be waiting on the other side of the cage, setting the stage for an almost inevitable territorial battle of the big cats. open image in gallery An aerial view of the Kuno National Park shows the vast land where eight cheetahs being flown down from Namibia will cohabitate in India’s ambitious Project Cheetah for translocation of the wild cat. “In Namibia, among all the large carnivores like lions, spotted hyenas, leopards, wild dogs and cheetahs – cheetahs are always the weakest one,” Dr Bettina Wachter, head of the Cheetah Research Project, tells The Independent from Namibia. open image in gallery Dr Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, is seen prepping one of the cheetahs in Namibia ahead of the translocation to India.

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17,000 sq km in MP and Rajasthan to be home base for Kuno cheetahs
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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 …

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 …

2 years of Project Cheetah: Hasn't been an easy road, says Bhupender Yadav
3 months, 1 week ago

2 years of Project Cheetah: Hasn't been an easy road, says Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said the two years of Project Cheetah have been challenging, with several hurdles, from habitat adjustments to ensuring the cubs’ survival in the wild, successfully overcome. As the grand initiative completes two years on Tuesday, authorities are speeding up efforts to bring in a new batch of cheetahs from Africa to the Gandhisagar …

What is the current status of the introduction of African cheetahs?
3 months, 1 week 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. …

Namibian cheetah, Pawan, dies at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Namibian cheetah, Pawan, dies at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh

India TV News  

A Namibian cheetah, Pawan, died at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday. The latest cheetah fatality at KNP was reported weeks after a five-month-old cub of African cheetah, Gamini, died on August 5. The male cheetah, Pawan, was found lying near the edge of a swollen nullah amidst bushes without any movement at around 10.30 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Preparations completed for cheetahs' second home in MP's Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
6 months, 1 week ago

Preparations completed for cheetahs' second home in MP's Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has completed preparations at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, slated to be the second home for cheetahs, an official said on Tuesday. Teams from Kenya and South Africa had earlier visited Gandhi Sagar to assess the conditions for reintroduction of cheetahs, the official said. Under the ambitious cheetah reintroduction project, eight Namibian cheetahs, five females and …

‘Project Cheetah is a distraction that conservation in India can ill afford’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Project Cheetah is a distraction that conservation in India can ill afford’

The Hindu  

On September 17, 2022, eight African cheetahs from Namibia, three males and five females, arrived on Indian soil, kickstarting Project Cheetah, India’s ambitious attempt to bring the world’s fastest land animal back to the country. The panel, titled A Short History of India’s Attempt to Introduce African Cheetahs, included Dr. Ravi Chellam, a Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist and conservation scientist, wildlife …

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 …

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to become second cheetah home in India
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to become second cheetah home in India

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL : Located on the Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border, the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in the western MP districts of Mandsaur and Neemuch is set to become the second home to the African cheetahs in India. “Officials from South Africa visited the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, and were apprised of preparations to receive cheetahs under the ambitious Project Cheetah. …

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 …

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 …

Arrogance of Ignorance' Behind Project Cheetah Deaths: Top Conservation Specialist
1 year, 1 month ago

Arrogance of Ignorance' Behind Project Cheetah Deaths: Top Conservation Specialist

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The death of cheetahs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, that were brought from South Africa and Namibia as part of a prestigious ‘cheetah reintroduction’ project, was the result of ‘arrogance of ignorance’, said Dr Y.V. Jhala, renowned wildlife researcher and conservation specialist, who played a key role in the project. The former dean of Wildlife Institute of …

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 …

Project Cheetah, a year on
1 year, 3 months ago

Project Cheetah, a year on

The Hindu  

The story so far: The first batch of eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived on September 17, 2022, officially launching Project Cheetah, India’s cheetah introduction programme. The goal of the introduction of African cheetahs is to “establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provides space for the expansion …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

Madhya Pradesh: Aasha Keeps Alive India's Cheetah Project
1 year, 3 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Aasha Keeps Alive India's Cheetah Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: As India’s cheetah introduction project, the first of its kind in the world, enters its second year next week, conservationists have found hope in ‘Aasha’, the Namibian female feline, in the success of the ambitious plan. Amid apprehensions raised by a section of conservationists over the viability of the project in the wake of death of nine cheetahs including …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cheetah deaths: ‘40% died within a year…’, SC seeks Centre’s response
1 year, 5 months ago

Cheetah deaths: ‘40% died within a year…’, SC seeks Centre’s response

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday sought the central government's response to cheetahs deaths at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. A total of eight cheetahs have died this year including five mortalities of adult individuals, and three cubs at the Kuno National Park. “Of the 20 translocated Cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia, five mortalities of adult …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cheetah Deaths: MP Wildlife Warden Transferred
1 year, 5 months ago

Cheetah Deaths: MP Wildlife Warden Transferred

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: In the aftermath of the tragic death of eight African cheetahs in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Wildlife Warden of Madhya Pradesh, Jasbir Singh Chauhan, a highly experienced 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officer, was relieved of his duties. These decisions were made in response to the recent spate of cheetah deaths in Kuno National Park, where …

Explained | How are cheetahs faring in India?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | How are cheetahs faring in India?

The Hindu  

The story so far: As more deaths of cheetahs have been reported last week from the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, an expert committee charged with managing the Project Cheetah programme has recommended that all animals undergo a thorough medical review. Unlike cheetahs in South Africa and Namibia that are living in fenced reserves, India’s plan is to have them …

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 …

Recent Cheetah deaths due to ‘natural causes’, says govt agency
1 year, 5 months ago

Recent Cheetah deaths due to ‘natural causes’, says govt agency

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amid a series of fatalities among Cheetahs, and concerns that the radio collars on the neck may have led to an infection, the National Tiger Conservation Authority, has said that all the deaths have been caused due to natural causes. As per the preliminary analysis by National Tiger Conservation Authority, the apex body entrusted with the implementation of …

Namibian, South African cheetahs fight at Kuno, one big cat injured
1 year, 5 months ago

Namibian, South African cheetahs fight at Kuno, one big cat injured

India Today  

A translocated African cheetah has sustained injuries in a fight with other cheetahs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, an official said on Tuesday. Agni, the injured cheetah, was undergoing treatment, and was stable and in good health, said divisional forest official P K Verma. Cheetahs Gaurav and Shaurya, translocated from Namibia, got into a fight …

Translocated cheetah injured in skirmish in Kuno Park
1 year, 5 months ago

Translocated cheetah injured in skirmish in Kuno Park

The Hindu  

One of the cheetahs translocated to the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, was injured following a skirmish between two pairs on Monday. It seems that he will recover soon,” Rajesh Gopal, who chairs an apex committee of experts constituted to oversee the management of cheetahs, told The Hindu, “ This is a natural behaviour among cats, including tigers.” Of the …

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 …

6 deaths in 2 months, but the worst is yet to come: Why India will see more cheetah deaths
1 year, 6 months ago

6 deaths in 2 months, but the worst is yet to come: Why India will see more cheetah deaths

Firstpost  

India’s reintroduction of cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa has hit a roadblock. Vincent van der Merwe, who is closely involved with the project, told news agency PTI that the cheetah deaths have been within the acceptable range and more are expected to die, raising concerns about the reintroduction programme as well as whether Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

India to release five more cheetah into Kuno National Park
1 year, 7 months ago

India to release five more cheetah into Kuno National Park

Live Mint  

The environment ministry has announced plans to release an additional five cheetahs into the wild at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh before the monsoon season begins, marking significant progress in the nation's ambitious cheetah reintroduction initiative. According to a ministry statement, the five cheetahs—three females and two males—have successfully completed the acclimatization process and are prepared for release into …

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