"The 12 Cheetahs that are being brought here have been selected on a technical basis. All of them have been fitted with radio collars and were kept for 30 days of quarantine. We can track them through satellite. The proper vaccination is already done," he added.
The Cheetah Project Chief SP Yadav informed that the aircraft had taken off for South Africa this morning and will land in Gwalior around 10 am on Saturday.
As many as 12 Cheetahs from South Africa will arrive on February 18 in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park after South Africa last month signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the re-introduction of Cheetahs in India to establish a viable cheetah population in the As
A total of 12-14 cheetahs are intended to be brought from South Africa, Namibia, and other African Countries over a period of five years as per the Action Plan, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah told ANI, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken up the initiative of re-introduction of Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa. We have completed the first phase. After bringing eight Cheetahs from Namibia, we not only kept them in quarantine bu
Marking trees are important hotspots of communication for cheetahs: Here they exchange information with and about other cheetahs via scent marks, urine and scats.
Under the supervision of experts in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, two female Namibian Cheetahs were released into a bigger enclosure, said District Forest Officer Prakash Kumar Verma on Sunday.
Sharing the video of the Cheetahs, PM Modi tweeted, "Great news! Am told that after the mandatory quarantine, 2 cheetahs have been released to a bigger enclosure for further adaptation to the Kuno habitat. Others will be released soon. I'm also glad to know that all cheetahs are healthy,