It was seven decades ago when this cat species was declared extinct in India. The Asiatic cheetah, more than 70 years ago, went extinct in India, mostly due to poaching. Now, in a very exciting turn of events, eight African cheetahs were brought to India today from Namibia as a part of Project Cheetah, the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
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