India has signed an agreement with South Africa for the relocation of 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. A senior official in the Environment Ministry gave this information on Friday. The agreement was signed last week and seven male and five female cheetahs are expected to reach Kuno by February 15.
According to sources, 12 South African cheetahs have been in isolation for more than six months. They were expected to reach Cuneo this month, but their transfer has been delayed due to time consuming procedures in South Africa.
Cheetah was last seen in the country in 1948
Cheetah was last seen in India in 1948. In the same year, King Ramanuj Singhdev of Korea had hunted three leopards. After this, cheetahs were not seen in India. In 1952, the government declared cheetahs extinct. After this, the Indian government tried to bring Asiatic cheetahs from Iran in 1970.
Talks were also held with the Government of Iran but this initiative could not be successful. But now the Modi government has brought eight cheetahs from Namibia. The central government has a plan to bring 50 cheetahs in five years. Let us tell you that the villagers of 25 villages had to leave their homes to settle the leopard in Kuno National Park.
Cheetahs brought to Kuno National Park
Last year in November 2022, eight leopards went to India. Five of them are female and three are male. Their age is four to six years. This is the first and unique mission of its kind. Prime Minister Modi opened the box of cheetahs brought to India from Namibia in Kuno National Park and released three cheetahs in the quarantine enclosure.
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