Cheetahs were not part of Kuno plan, key papers missing: State Audit reportAn audit report from the Madhya Pradesh government highlights rule violations and missing documents related to Project Cheetah at Kuno Nati...
17 Sep, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
After sudden cheetah deaths in Kuno in 2023, Centre had turned to Reliance's wildlife facility for helpFollowing the deaths of three cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, the National Tiger Conservation Authority enlisted experts f...
07 Sep, 2024, 07.03 PM IST
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
India's reintroduction project on course despite challenges, says Cheetah Conservation FundThe cheetah reintroduction project in India, led by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has experienced both setbacks and successes in its...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
India's cheetah project progressing well beyond initial projections: Namibia's Cheetah Conservation FundPrime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight spotted felines from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in Madhya P...
05 Jun, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
Centre sets up high-level panel to oversee cheetah projectThe Indian government has set up an 11-member steering committee to oversee the cheetah reintroduction programme and provide advice about t...
26 May, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
No real answers for Kuno cheetah deaths, just theoriesTo be fair, cheetah deaths were expected in the initial Project Cheetah study. In fact, the deaths are fewer than anticipated, and happily ...
30 Apr, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Infighting and infrastructure glitches at Kuno National Park ahead of Cheetahs' shiftExperts are of the opinion that no release date should be discussed until all points of contention have been sorted out for good of cheetah...
08 Oct, 2022, 07.50 PM 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
Plane carrying cheetahs from Namibia to land in Gwalior instead of JaipurThe special cargo plane carrying eight cheetahs from Namibia will land at the Gwalior airport in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning instead...
16 Sep, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
A jumbo with a tiger face will fly cheetahs to IndiaThe cheetahs will head for India in a customised Boeing 747-400 aircraft from Namibia's capital Windhoek.
15 Sep, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
Cheetahs migrated from North America 100,000 years agoThe cheetah is descended from a relative of American pumas and their fossil record extends across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
13 Dec, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
Cheetah reintroduction hits roadblock for want of fundsNauradehi has been found most suitable for the cheetah given that its forests are not dense to restrict the fast movement of the spotted an...
30 Jan, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Government urged to implement 'Project Bustard' to save grassland bird from extinctionExperts believe the bird has already disappeared from more than 90% of its former range and the remaining few are found in small population...
14 May, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
- Cheetah reintroduction stirs up debate
Even as the Supreme Court will hear a petition opposing reintroduction of cheetah in India on Monday, the issue has stirred up a debate ove...
02 Jul, 2012, 04.27 AM IST
- Should the cheetah make a comeback?
Union minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh's announcement in Parliament that the cheetah would be reintroduced in In...
02 Aug, 2009, 03.50 AM IST
- Namibia auctions wildlife to raise funds for conservation
A South African farmer paid 4 million rands (US$527,000) for eight Namibian black rhinos on Friday, as Namibia auctioned five species of ra...
26 Jul, 2008, 03.53 AM IST