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 from the ministry of environment, forests, and climate change, the talks are now in the advanced stage, and the wild cat may arrive in India by August. An extremely vulnerable animal, the cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952, and currently, there are no cheetahs in any national park or wildlife sanctuary here. According to the proposed plan, at least eight to 12 cheetahs would be brought to India over the next five years from African countries including South Africa, and Namibia.

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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, 3 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 …

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, …

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, 3 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. …

Namibian Cheetah Shaurya dies at MP’s Kuno National Park, 10th death in a year
11 months, 1 week ago

Namibian Cheetah Shaurya dies at MP’s Kuno National Park, 10th death in a year

Live Mint  

Shaurya, a cheetah translocated from Namibia, died at Kuno National Park on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of Lion Project said in a statement that late in the morning the tracking team observed “incoordination and staggering gait” in the animal following which Shaurya was tranquilised. “Today, on 16th January, 2024 around …

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 …

Cheetah project on the right path to becoming succesful: Govt report
1 year, 3 months ago

Cheetah project on the right path to becoming succesful: Govt report

Op India  

On Sunday, the Government of India released an official report on the completion of one year of the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme. However, with concerted efforts by officials and managers from India, Namibia, and South Africa, along with support from the highest offices in all three countries, the project is on its assured path to recovery.” Last year, the Cheetah …

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 …

Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to be new home for South African cheetahs
1 year, 3 months ago

Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to be new home for South African cheetahs

India Today  

India plans to import cheetahs that do not develop thicker winter coats — a primary factor behind severe infections in some cheetahs and the death of three of them who were relocated from Africa to India, according to the head of the reintroduction project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Project Cheetah in India last year by releasing a group of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

5 more cheetahs to be released into wild in MP's Kuno before monsoon
1 year, 7 months ago

5 more cheetahs to be released into wild in MP's Kuno before monsoon

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh: Five more cheetahs including two males and three females will be released from the acclimatisation camps into free-ranging conditions in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park before the onset of the monsoon in June, the Union Environment Ministry said on Monday. The Cheetahs will be allowed to go out of the Kuno National Park area and may not be …

Inadequate space for cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park: former Wildlife Institute of India official
1 year, 7 months ago

Inadequate space for cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park: former Wildlife Institute of India official

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, which has seen the death of two cheetahs in less than a month, has "inadequate space" for these felines brought from Africa, a former official of the Wildlife Institute of India has claimed. The National Tiger Conservation Authority, which is overseeing the ambitious cheetah reintroduction project in the country, has called a meeting in New …

S African cheetah died of heart attack, says autopsy report
1 year, 7 months ago

S African cheetah died of heart attack, says autopsy report

Hindustan Times  

A post-mortem examination of the six-year-old cheetah Uday indicated a heart attack was the cause of death, officials said on Monday, with experts suggesting that the condition may have itself been triggered due to a toxin that entered the big cat’s blood stream. The detailed PM report and blood test report is awaited to know the reason behind other health …

Oban is now Pavan, Siyaya is Jwala. Cheetahs from Namibia, South Africa renamed
1 year, 8 months ago

Oban is now Pavan, Siyaya is Jwala. Cheetahs from Namibia, South Africa renamed

Hindustan Times  

The cheetahs introduced in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park from South Africa and Namibia have been renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought suggestions from the public during his ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme in September last year. Kuno National Park received eight cheetahs from Namibia on September 17 last year, all of which were released into an enclosure by Prime …

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 …

Madhya Pradesh seeks relocation of some of cheetahs brought from Africa
1 year, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh seeks relocation of some of cheetahs brought from Africa

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority to find a new habitat in the wild for some of the cheetahs brought to Kuno National Park from Africa as they would not be able to monitor the movements of all of them living free, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday. A Madhya Pradesh forest department …

Cheetahs exploring habitat, nothing to worry: Project Tiger head on straying incident in Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 8 months ago

Cheetahs exploring habitat, nothing to worry: Project Tiger head on straying incident in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Cheetahs released into the wild are exploring their habitat and it is a very good sign, a senior Environment Ministry official has said after a spotted feline strayed out of Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park recently. Forest officials in Madhya Pradesh have trained around 400 "cheetah mitras" from 51 villages. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

After 7 decades, four cheetahs born in India
1 year, 8 months ago

After 7 decades, four cheetahs born in India

Deccan Chronicle  

Sheopur/Bhopal: A cheetah translocated from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has given birth to four healthy cubs, officials said on Wednesday. A total of 20 felines -- eight from Namibia and 12 from South Africa -- were brought to Kuno National Park in Sheopur district since last September. The four new-born cubs can be said to be …

'An Adorable Sight': Mama Cheetah With Her Cubs In Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park
1 year, 8 months ago

'An Adorable Sight': Mama Cheetah With Her Cubs In Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park

News 18  

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has shared visuals of four cubs born to a cheetah that has been translocated to India as a part of Project Cheetah. He wrote, “I congratulate the entire team of Project Cheetah for their relentless efforts in bringing back cheetahs to India and for their efforts in correcting an ecological wrong done in the past.” I …

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 …

Two cheetahs released into wild at M.P.’s Kuno National Park
1 year, 9 months ago

Two cheetahs released into wild at M.P.’s Kuno National Park

The Hindu  

Two cheetahs— Oban and Asha— were released into the wild at the Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Saturday, almost six months after they were brought from Namibia, an official said. “Oban and Asha were among the eight cheetahs brought to KNP in September last year. “Remaining cheetahs from this batch of eight will be released in the wild in …

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 …

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