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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has responded to the recent deaths of cheetahs within Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. Know what it said-
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A total of 12 cheetahs brought from South Africa to India in February this year have been released in the acclimatisation enclosure of the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district,
"Four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia", Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.
Cheetah 'Sasha' brought from Namibia to MP's Kuno National Park passed away as she was suffering from a kidney infection before she was brought to India.
Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopters carrying the second batch of 12 Cheetah landed at their destination, Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
12 Cheetahs from South Africa will be arriving by Indian Air Force plane on Feb 18 in MP's Kuno National Park
President Droupadi Murmu along with state Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited a tribal museum in Bhopal. She is presently on a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.
Two cheetahs who were flown in from Namibia and released in Kuno National Park made their first kill within 24 hours of being released into a large enclosure. It is significant because it indicates that they are willing to adapt to their new home.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a nine-member task force for monitoring cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.
Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav shared a video of Cheetahs as the species finally landed in India on Saturday, nearly seven decades after it went extinct in the country. "Today is Day!", the union minister tweeted along with the video.
In his address to the nation about the historic event, PM Modi expressed, "Today, the Cheetahs have come back to our land after decades. On this historic day, I want to congratulate all Indians and also thank the government of Namibia. This could not have been possible without their help."
Under the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, a source population of 15-20 Cheetahs will be flown in from Namibia and South Africa and introduced at the Kuno National Park.
Seven decades after the fastest moving animal on earth became extinct in India, Cheetahs will arrive in India on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. He will introduce five of the world’s fastest animal in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on September 17.
This is the first time that a trans-continental shifting of a large carnivore will take place.
In the initial phase, 12 to 15 cheetahs are expected to arrive later this year
After 70 years, Cheetah to be again introduced in India
