IAF's C-17 Globemaster to translocate 12 Cheetahs from South Africa on Feb 18; Details inside-

Twelve more Cheetahs, including seven males and five females, will be translocated to India on Saturday through Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

 

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate change, Bhupender Yadav today announced the translocation of twelve Cheetahs from South Africa to India on February 18. Addressing the media on this occasion, Yadav said that bringing the Cheetah back to India will help in restoring the nation's natural heritage. He also thanked the Defence Ministry and the Indian Air Force for extending full support for the translocation.

 

In January, South Africa and India signed an agreement to introduce the transfer of African cheetahs to the Asian country. Under the provisions of the MoU, a first batch of 12 cheetahs (7 males, 5 females) will be translocated from South Africa to India on February 18, 2023.

 

 

The translocation of 12 cheetahs from South Africa to Gwalior and onwards to Kuno National Park through Helicopters is being done by the Indian Air Force. A delegation of cheetah experts, veterinarians and senior officials will be accompanying the cheetahs during the transcontinental translocation exercise.

 

Post arrival in India, all 12 cheetahs will be housed in specially created enclosures at Kuno National Park for completing the mandatory quarantine period and the animals will be intensively monitored.

 

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For taking India's ambitious project on Cheetah Introduction forward, a consultative workshop involving international cheetah experts, scientists, veterinarians, and forest officials has been planned for February 20 at Kuno National Park.

 

The outcome of the workshop will pave way for better cheetah management and will help in successfully establishing cheetah metapopulation in India. The Government of India is optimistic about the success of Project Cheetah with the active support and involvement of international experts from South Africa and Namibia, scientists, veterinarians, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Oil Corporation and local communities.

 

Earlier, in a historic first wild-to-wild intercontinental translocation, eight cheetahs were transported from Namibia to India on September 17, 2022, and were released into the quarantine bomas by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.