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Jet that flew in cheetahs had earned its stripes

The jet’s striking paint scheme — the image of a tiger — was planned in 2015.

The Hindu

India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction

Arrival of eight big cats coincides with the 72nd birthday of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Al Jazeera

No serious efforts made for decades to reintroduce cheetahs in India: PM Modi targets previous government

PM Modi was speaking after releasing two of the eight cheetahs flown in from Namibia into special enclosures in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu

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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

Cheetahs Make a Comeback in India after 70 Years

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. Then they…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

India welcomes back first cheetahs in 70 years

NEW DELHI: Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats that has divided experts on its chances for success.

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Cheetahs from Namibia get a new home in India

PM releases three at National Park in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu

Cheetah: Faster than most cars but low on stamina, struggles to protect its kill

PM Modi released eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park today

The Hindu

Cargo plane carrying cheetahs from Namibia leaves for Gwalior

Eight cheetahs will be flown to Palpur village in Sheopur district in two helicopters, including a Chinook

The Hindu

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

Modi to reintroduce cheetahs to India after extinction in 1950s

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his birthday by releasing Namibian cheetahs into the wild in central India to burnish his conservationist credentials over an animal made extinct by colonial hunters and shrinking grasslands.

Tribune News Service

'Project Cheetah' proposal was prepared in 2008-09, approved by Manmohan Singh govt: Congress

The cheetahs that would be released are from Namibia and have been brought under an MoU signed earlier this year.

The Hindu

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

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Specially customised B747 jumbo jet arrives in Namibia to bring eight cheetahs to India

Eight cheetahs, five female and three male, will be brought to Jaipur in Rajasthan on September 17

The Hindu

Know the 8 Namibian cheetahs PM Modi will release into Kuno National Park

According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, the five female cheetahs are aged between two years and five years and the male cheetahs are aged between 4.5 years and 5.5 years

The Times of India

Namibia name 16-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup in Australia

WINDHOEK (Namibia): Namibia have named a 16-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Skipper Gerhard Erasmus will lead a side that has a blend of youth and experience.

The Hindu

Cheetahs from Namibia to be translocated on September 17

Education on wildlife, including cheetah, planned for 10,000 school students, says Forest Minister

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Daily Mirror

Family killed on dream holiday as aircraft nosedived into river moments after take-off

The Rings family from Germany had been staying at a river lodge in Namibia when they were picked up by pilot Nicole Mienie in the Cessna 210 high-wing plane for a short two-hour flight when tragedy struck

Daily Record

North Lanarkshire Titans pull off signing coup with Manuel 'Lito' Carballo appointment

The Namibian national has taken charge of the senior team and development operations, 'turning down big offers' to join Titans

The Hindu

F1 | Lewis Hamilton says he is 'fully transformed' by Africa trip

Lewis Hamilton documented across social media his Africa trip to Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, noting that they were “some of the best days of my entire life”

The Hindu

Leopards, signatures stall African cheetahs’ India journey

Around 35 cheetahs would be needed over time to establish a sustainable population in India

The Times of India

9,000km trip for cheetahs from Africa to cosy Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh

KUNO-PALPUR: Rarely, if ever, an air cargo is marked ‘endangered’. But it will be so when a dozen cheetahs from Namibia travel halfway around the world to their new home in Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district.

Daily Mirror

African coast dubbed 'Gates of Hell' home to lions, sharks and more than 1000 shipwrecks

Hundreds of wrecks dating as far back as 500 years can be found along the 500km stretch of desert on Namibia's Skeleton Coast, which is inhabited only by wild animals

Daily Record

West Lothian boxer guarantees Commonwealth Games medal after quarter-final victory over reigning champion

The 21-year-old controlled his bout with Namibia's Jonas Junias Jonas to guarantee himself at least a bronze medal in Birmingham.

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