Amid setbacks, NTCA approves web series on Project Cheetah to 'showcase efforts to world'The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the filming of a web series on Project Cheetah to highlight India's efforts in reint...
31 Aug, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Project Cheetah: Who will change their spots, & how?The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department refused to disclose information about Project Cheetah under the RTI Act, citing national security. Con...
26 Jul, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
India may import cheetahs from northern Africa: OfficialsIndia is considering importing cheetahs from northern Africa as some of the cheetahs imported from Namibia and South Africa have developed ...
27 Sep, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
Cheetah Project on right path to becoming successful: Govt reportA government report on India's cheetah reintroduction program has stated that four out of six criteria for short-term success have been met...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: Experts tell govtYounger cheetahs habituated to human presence and management vehicles are the preferred candidates for relocation to India, according to in...
04 Aug, 2023, 11.19 AM IST
Cheetah deaths at Kuno National Park troubling but not unduly alarming: NTCA to Supreme CourtThe joint affidavit, filed on behalf of the environment ministry and NTCA, said the provisional diagnosis of mortality events points toward...
01 Aug, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
India will not fence cheetah habitats: Rajesh GopalCommittee set up in India leading the project to bring back cheetahs in the country are against the recommendation of the South African exp...
02 Jun, 2023, 11.38 AM IST
India should fence Cheetah habitats; worst still to come: South African expertIndia should fence two to three habitats for cheetahs as there has never been a successful reintroduction into an unfenced reserve in recor...
25 May, 2023, 03.33 PM IST
Inadequate space for cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park, claims ex-WII officialThe National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which is overseeing the ambitious cheetah reintroduction project in the country, has call...
30 Apr, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Reexamining translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir to MP's Kuno National Park: Centre to SCThe application said that in view of the recent introduction of African cheetahs in the Kuno National Park and steps taken to secure the fu...
28 Mar, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
Not possible for India to reintroduce Asian cheetah: South African expert"So, it would be impossible for India to take cheetahs from Asia for this reintroduction because there are a few left. Maybe one day we mig...
17 Feb, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
Kuno National Park has adequate space, prey base to house 20 to 25 cheetahs: MP forest officerOn September 17, eight cheetahs airlifted from Namibia -- five females and three males - were released in the Kuno National Park (KNP) with...
18 Sep, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
India rediscovers its cheetah spotsNearly 70 years after they went extinct in India, the cheetah returns to the country. Eight big cats, travelling from Namibia, will be rele...
17 Sep, 2022, 11.15 AM IST
Introduction of wild cheetahs to Indian reserves involves risks and opportunities: Top South African expertA majority of the world's 7,000 cheetahs live in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Namibia has the world's largest population of cheetahs...
07 Aug, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
Introduction of wild cheetahs to Indian reserves involves risks and opportunities, says S. African expertLast month, India and Namibia signed a pact for the reintroduction of cheetahs, declared extinct in the country in 1952. According to offic...
07 Aug, 2022, 01.47 PM IST
India inks pact with Namibia for reintroduction of cheetahsThe cheetah is the only large carnivore that got completely wiped out from India, mainly due to over-hunting and habitat loss. The last spo...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
Cheetahs should be listed as 'endangered': ScientistsA comprehensive assessment of cheetah populations prompted the researchers to support the call for uplisting of cheetahs from "vulnerable" ...
13 Dec, 2017, 04.39 PM IST