US EditionCheetah Revival: Nine More Wildcats Touch Down in India
The addition of nine Botswana cheetahs raises India’s population to 48, including 29 Indian-born cubs, supporting a four-year revival plan for the species.
- On Saturday, February 28, 2026, nine cheetahs from Botswana landed at Kuno National Park, taking India’s total to 48, and Bhupender Yadav released them into quarantine enclosures.
- As part of Project Cheetah, the latest arrivals form the third African batch, following earlier introductions from Namibia in September 2022 and South Africa in February 2023, under a four-year revival plan.
- The nine cheetahs, six females and three males, flew about nine to ten hours on an Indian Air Force aircraft to Gwalior, arriving around 9am, then transported by helicopters to Kuno National Park, officials said.
- Officials say redistribution avoids disease risk, with three cheetahs relocated to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary before the animals undergo an acclimatisation and health‑monitoring phase, including quarantine.
- Recent litters, including four cubs born to Gamini on February 18, bolster the programme’s short‑term outlook, with officials saying `We will hit 50 very soon.
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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav welcomes 9 Cheetahs from Botswana, at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh
Union for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav released nine cheetahs received from Botswana into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
MP: Kuno National Park welcomes nine Cheetahs from Botswana
Sheopur: As many as nine cheetahs from Botswana landed safely at Kuno National Park (KNP) on Saturday, taking India’s total count of the big cats to 48, an official said. The third batch of cheetahs from Africa arrived on IAF aircraft as part of a four-year population revival plan, the official said. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav will release the big cats into enclosures readied at the park, he said. The n…
Nine cheetahs from Botswana boost India’s big-cat revival drive at Kuno
Nine cheetahs from Botswana have arrived safely at Kuno National Park. This brings India's cheetah population to 48. The arrival is a significant boost to the country's ambitious population revival program. This is the third batch of cheetahs brought from Africa. The effort aims to re-establish a viable wild cheetah population in India.
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