Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park will receive African Cheetahs as part of India’s first inter-country big cat relocation project.
- According to the Hindustan Times, the Madhya Pradesh government received a confirmation from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
- Five male cheetahs and three females will be donated by Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) of South Africa.
- The translocation of African Cheetah is a part of Government of India to reintroduce the fastest land animal in India after extinction of the Asiatic cheetah in the 1950s.
- The Supreme Court had approved the project in January 2020 and set up a three- member committee to guide the NTCA on the cheetah re-introduction project.
Kuno National Park
- Kuno National Park is located in the Chambal region.
- It is spread over an area of over 750 sq km and has a conducive environment for the cheetah.
About Cheetah
- Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal.
- The last spotted Cheetah was died in Chhattisgarh in 1947 and it was declared extinct in the country in 1952.
