The decade-long project of bringing African cheetahs to the Indian subcontinent seventy years after the animal’s extinction in the country is finally coming to fruition. After much discussion, negotiations, and planning, eight cheetahs will arrive in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park (KPNP) on September 17.
India and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bring wild cheetahs to their former habitat. The wild cats will be reintroduced to the forests of the South Asian country for the first time since 1952. As per the agreement, eight African cheetahs
After passing many hurdles, the project of relocating African cheetah to the Indian subcontinent is now in progress. An Indian wildlife team will be visiting African Savannah to train for the relocation of African cheetah in July. The team will be learning to handle the
In early 2020, the Supreme Court gave the green signal to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to reintroduce the cheetah in India. The cheetah was declared extinct from the Indian subcontinent in 1952, however, the NTCA sought to relocate the animal from Namibia. Now after
The apex court of India has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority to implement its plan of introducing African Cheetahs in the wilderness of the country. In August the Supreme Court (SC) had said that it was not against the ambitious project of relocating African