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IAF plane carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa arrives at Kuno National Park in MP

Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrives at Kuno National Park.

The Times of India · Feb 18, 2023

IAF plane carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa arrives in Gwalior

Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrive at Kuno National Park

The Times of India · Feb 18, 2023

Cheetah will face hostile environment in India, difficult to survive, says Ullas Karanth

Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, he says, can hold a maximum of five cheetahs. The eight cheetahs from Nambia have been put in an area of five square kilometers, which is 160 times more than the natural density the animals need to survive  

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022

What does cheetah reintroduction mean for Kuno National Park?

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…

The Times of India · Sep 17, 2022

Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence

Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists.

Reuters · Sep 17, 2022

Madhya Pradesh: Modi releases 8 cheetahs in Kuno National Park

A total eight animals were brought from Africa to Gwalior by plane and thence to Kuno by an Army aircraft. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 17, 2022

Cheetahs from Namibia get a new home in India

PM releases three at National Park in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

Cheetah returns to India | PM Modi reaches Gwalior, will release Namibian cheetahs at Kuno National Park

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is celebrating his birthday, released three cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the park

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

PM Narendra Modi to release cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park on Saturday morning

BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release cheetahs being brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Saturday morning, an official said on Friday.

The Times of India · Sep 16, 2022

PM Modi to release cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park

The introduction of cheetah in India is being done under Project Cheetah, which is the world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project

The Hindu · Sep 15, 2022