Conservationists question how India's imported cheetahs will adapt to new home

Two male cheetahs borns in Namibia and transferred to India have made their first kill at a national park in Madhya Pradesh. © Wildlife Conservation & Rural Development Society

As cheetahs transferred to central India from Africa made their first kill, officials hailed the hunt as a sign the animals were adapting to their new home – but some experts say India's hopes of reintroducing the big cats are unrealistic.

Almost 50 days after they were released in in central Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP), two cheetahs from Namibia made their first kill of a spotted deer early this week.