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, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is celebrating his 72nd birthday, will release three of the cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the park at 10.45 am in the presence of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and wildlife experts. pic.twitter.com/wlEhKBr2EY— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia September 17, 2022 Before releasing the cheetahs into Kuno Palpur National Park, forest officials put last-minute touches on arrangements, inspecting enclosure, security arrangements, and instructing the local population on appropriate behaviour.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

No plan for cheetah relocation from Kuno National Park: Union minister Yadav
1 year, 4 months ago

No plan for cheetah relocation from Kuno National Park: Union minister Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Gwalior: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has said there is no plan to relocate cheetahs from the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district. Notably, nine cheetahs, including three cubs, have died at the KNP since March this year. To a query on relocation of cheetahs from the KNP, Yadav said, "There is no plan going on for this.Naturally, the …

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 …

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.” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 Kuno National Park, claims ex-WII official
1 year, 7 months ago

Inadequate space for cheetahs in Kuno National Park, claims ex-WII official

Hindustan Times  

The Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh has “inadequate space” for the cheetahs translocated from Africa, a former official of the Wildlife Institute of India has claimed after two felines died in less than a month. Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, the former dean of WII, told news agency PTI that the Kuno National Park has “inadequate space” for these animals but …

The problem of space for India’s translocated Cheetahs | In Focus podcast
1 year, 7 months ago

The problem of space for India’s translocated Cheetahs | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Between September 2022 and February 2023, eight cheetahs from Namibia and 12 from South Africa were translocated to India as part of an initiative to reintroduce the species in India, where it had gone extinct in the 1950s. The animals were released in the 748 sq km Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, and seemed to be doing well until, …

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 …

Search on for second home for cheetahs at MP’s Kuno park
1 year, 8 months ago

Search on for second home for cheetahs at MP’s Kuno park

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority to find a second home for the cheetahs because Kuno may not be able to accommodate more than 10 of the big cats, state forest department officials said. Explaining the issue, a senior MP forest department official who asked not to be named said, “The park which is spread …

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 …

One of eight cheetahs introduced at Kuno from Namibia dies of kidney ailment
1 year, 8 months ago

One of eight cheetahs introduced at Kuno from Namibia dies of kidney ailment

India Today  

Sasha, one of the eight cheetahs introduced in the Kuno National Park last year from Namibia, died on Monday. Sasha was three years old and was released at Kuno on September 17 last year as part of India’s cheetah reintroduction programme. The second batch of cheetahs landed at the air force station in Gwalior before they were taken to the …

2 male cheetahs released in free-ranging area in MP's Kuno National Park
1 year, 9 months ago

2 male cheetahs released in free-ranging area in MP's Kuno National Park

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park welcomed two new male coalition cheetahs identified as Elton and Freddie on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Kuno National Park posted, "Elton and Freddie, two male coalition Cheetahs have been released in the free-ranging area in Kuno today successfully at 6.30 pm. In September last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight cheetahs into Madhya Pradesh’s …

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 …

Madhya Pradesh: Namibian cheetahs to be released into the wild in a month
1 year, 10 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Namibian cheetahs to be released into the wild in a month

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah said that the Namibian cheetahs would be released into the wild during the next one month. The first set of Cheetahs brought from Namibia was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Kuno National Park here in September, when eight of the big cats were flown in to revive their population in …

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 …

Boost to India\'s wildlife diversity: PM on 12 cheetahs arriving in Kuno National Park
1 year, 10 months ago

Boost to India\'s wildlife diversity: PM on 12 cheetahs arriving in Kuno National Park

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's wildlife diversity has received a boost with 12 cheetahs arriving in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday 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 …

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 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 …

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