Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrive in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. They will be released into the wild at around noon on Saturday. This is the second time the animals have been brought to the state. The first time was in September last year at a function in Bhopal.
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12 cheetahs set to arrive in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa
Twelve cheetahs will be brought to Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday morning and will be released into quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district. These cheetahs - seven males and five females - comprise the second set of big cats coming to the KNP, the first set of eight from Namibia having been released on September 17 last year at a function by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
12 Cheetahs from South Africa Being Flown to Kuno National Park Today
Twelve cheetahs, five of them female, are being flown in from South Africa to India on Saturday, and will join the eight others from Namibia that were released into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh last year.
Madhya Pradesh National Park Is Now Home To 12 South African Cheetahs
Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrived in Madhya Pradesh today, months after eight big cats had been ferried from Namibia.
The cheetahs - seven males and five females - were released into their quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav. An Air Force aircraft carrying the cheetahs landed at the Gwalior Air Force base at 10 am. They were then …