Kuno National Park MP: Keeping in mind the dwindling population of cheetahs in the country, ‘Project Cheetah’ has been started. Under this project, cheetahs are being brought from other countries and released in India. Tell us about the Indian Air Force’s action against South Africa 17 with cheetahs. The transport aircraft reached Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh yesterday morning. From here they were taken by helicopter to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district and released in different enclosures. Air force aircraft carrying cheetahs at around 17 Gwalior Landed at the airport. 17 This second batch of cheetahs being taken to KNP These include 7 male and 5 female leopards. Let us tell you that earlier in the month of September last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in the enclosures at a function in KNP.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that – from South Africa 19 The arrival of cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh has given a boost to India’s wildlife diversity. It is notable that these 17 leopards reached Madhya Pradesh yesterday and they Released in separate enclosures at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district. Five months ago, eight cheetahs were brought from another African country, Namibia. Tagging a tweet by Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav regarding the arrival of cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh, Modi wrote on Twitter – This development has boosted India’s wildlife diversity. Yadav had made a tweet yesterday and wrote in it- Welcome, Project Cheetah started under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has reached another milestone in Kuno National Park today. In the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Cheetahs were released in enclosures.

Death of last cheetah in 1947 The last cheetah in India died in Koriya district of present Chhattisgarh 1947 and this species was declared extinct. ‘Project Cheetah’ was started with the aim of rehabilitating cheetahs in India. Under this, cheetahs have been brought here first from Namibia and now from South Africa. Earlier, on September last year 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi The first batch of 8 cheetahs brought from Namibia were released into enclosures during a ceremony in madhya pradeshPm Modi Kuno National ParkPublished Date

Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 12: 01 PM IST