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
Cheetahs developing thick coats in anticipation of African winter leading to fatal infections in Indian conditions: ExpertsExperts involved in India's Project Cheetah believe that the six adult cheetahs and three cubs that have died since March this year may hav...
04 Aug, 2023, 11.20 AM IST
Cheetahs to remain in Kuno, won't be relocated: Union minister Bhupender YadavThe cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India will stay put, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change...
17 Jul, 2023, 02.59 PM 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
Day after Namibian cheetah dies, SC seeks task force experts' qualification, experienceA bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath asked the Centre to furnish details of the experts in the task force who specialise in cheeta...
29 Mar, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in MP's Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20The big cats made their journey in Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. The aircraft after a 10-hour long flight from Joh...
18 Feb, 2023, 07.09 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
12 cheetahs to be flown in from South Africa on February 18: Env minister Bhupender YadavAccording to the 'Action Plan for Reintroduction of Cheetah in India' prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India, around 12-14 wild cheeta...
16 Feb, 2023, 09.25 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Second batch of 12 cheetahs expected to arrive at Kuno on Feb 18, says officialPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) J S Chouhan said the felines will be flown from South Africa to Gwalior before being trans...
11 Feb, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
Cheetahs from South Africa likely to be brought to Madhya Pradesh next monthA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between New Delhi and Pretoria (South Africa's administrative capital) last week, the expert...
27 Jan, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
Delay in paper work in South Africa holds up translocation of cheetahs to IndiaIn fact, the 12 South African cheetahs - seven males and five females - have not hunted for themselves even once after being kept in bomas ...
04 Dec, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
Lobbying fails, South Africa okays MoU to send to India 12 cheetahsSouth African minister for forestry, fisheries and environment Barbara Creecy has approved an MoU with India for Project Cheetah, and the p...
02 Dec, 2022, 04.17 AM IST
First batch of 12 cheetahs from South Africa likely to reach India in October“Sending 20 cheetahs, which is what will happen in 2022, is not a viable genetic population. They need to get to a large enough population,...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
First batch of 12 cheetahs from South Africa likely to reach India in OctoberThe first batch of 12 cheetahs are expected to reach India from South Africa next month as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the ...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.04 PM 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
Cheetah to be re-introduced in India from Africa in November: MP govtCheetah, the world's fastest land animal which was declared extinct in India in 1952, is expected to be re-introduced into the country in N...
23 May, 2021, 06.05 PM IST