Cheetahs Return To India After 70 Years: PM Modi Releases 8 Cheetahs in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Saran Aharwani, MP– The world’s fastest land animal has arrived in India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Cheetahs board from Namibia in the Kuno National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In the photo is the moment the Prime Minister opened the gates to release two of the cheetahs into the National Park.
Soon after they were released, the Prime Minister addressed the nation. He urged people to have patience and let the big cats take the time to adapt to the new environment. Referring to the Cheetahs as India’s guests, he said that India will try its best to follow international guidelines in nurturing them.
The Cheetahs will be kept in quarantine for 30 days as they adapt to the environment. Kuno National Park was selected for their relocation because of its abundant prey and grasslands.
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8 cheetahs were flown in earlier this morning. The 5 females and 3 male cheetahs are aged between two and five. This rehabilitation is part of the world’s first-ever intercontinental translocation of cheetahs.
Today’s batches are part of a program to reintroduce at least 20 cheetahs to India from South Africa and Namibia. India was one home to the Asiatic cheetahs. However, excessive purging and loss of habitat led to them being extinct by 1952.
In the world, around 7000 Cheetahs remain. Now, these are mostly found in the African savannas. The Cheetah is listed globally as vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species in North Africa and Asia. They are critically endangered.
