PROJECT CHEETAH CHIEF
Environment minister says Namibian cheetah at Kuno gave birth to four cubs, not three
Namibian cheetah Jwala has given birth to four cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Jwala's second litter comes after a 10-month gap and follows the birth of four cubs last March. The project aims to reintroduce cheetahs, which went extinct in India.
Namibian cheetah Shaurya passes away at Kuno, post-mortem to determine cause
On September 17, 2022, the first batch of eight Namibian cheetahs was released in Kuno National Park (KNP) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birth anniversary. The cheetahs were translocated from Namibia and South Africa as part of a project aimed at reintroducing the big cats, which were extinct in India for several decades.
Madhya Pradesh 2023: BJP scores spectacular poll victory, cheetah safari launched
The year 2023 also saw the launch of the Ladli Behna Yojana under which a fixed monetary aid is deposited in the bank accounts of women in the state every month. The scheme launched by then CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is believed to have contributed to the BJP's victory among other factors.
Fighter jets, spy planes, choppers, missiles in mega IAF list of desi projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore
The Indian Air Force is working on various 'Make in India' projects worth over Rs 3.15 lakh crore, as part of its indigenisation efforts in the defence sector. These projects include the 180 Light Combat Aircraft Mark1A, 156 Light Combat Helicopters, and other weapon systems. The aim is to develop a fighter aircraft manufacturing ecosystem in the domestic industry and support the country's goal of achieving a USD 5 trillion economy.
Project Cheetah in India completes one year with highs and lows
India's ambitious project Cheetah on Sunday completed one year after the first batch of eight Namibian cheetahs was released in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on September 17, 2022.
Breeding, cheetah selection strategies at focus in Project Cheetah's 2nd year: Project head
India plans to import cheetahs that do not develop thicker winter coats, which have caused severe infections and death in some of the cheetahs relocated from Africa. The focus of the second year of the Project Cheetah will be on breeding these animals. The next batch of cheetahs will be imported from South Africa and introduced into Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
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MP: Female cheetah that went untraceable in KNP due to radio collar issue captured after 22 days
After a 22-day search operation, Nirva, a South African female cheetah, was captured in the Dhoret range of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. Nirva went untraceable after her radio collar stopped working on July 12. On August 12, information about the cheetah's location was received from the satellite. It gave information about her location on August 11 evening, it stated.
Radio collars of 6 cheetahs at KNP removed for health examination: Forest officials
Radio collars of six cheetahs have been removed by veterinarians and experts from Namibia and South Africa at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Prades for a health examination. The project has already seen the deaths of five adult cheetahs and three cubs, leading the environment ministry to announce several steps to support the cheetah project, including the establishment of a cheetah research center with facilities for rehabilitation, capacity building and interpretation.
Septicemia caused by radio collars led to death of two male cheetahs in MP this week: Expert
Male cheetahs Tejas and Suraj died due to septicemia caused by radio collars in wet conditions at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, according to South African cheetah expert Vincent van der Merwe. The Indian cheetah reintroduction programme has had a shaky start, with eight deaths, including three cubs, in under four months, raising concerns.
British billionaire in missing tourist sub collaborated with Indian govt on project to bring on cheetahs from Namibia
British-Pakistani billionaire businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman were also on the sub, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Contact with the small sub was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive in the mid-Atlantic on Sunday.
A 5-point agenda to make India's 50-year-old Project Tiger take the much-needed great leap forward
In the last 4-5 years, the tiger population has only increased by 200 tigers to just under 3,200. That is barely 44 tigers a year. In 1989, that number was nearly 4,000. The numbers fluctuate, depending on the crisis in hand. Our focus must be on protecting and increasing tiger habitat.
Centre sets up high-level panel to oversee cheetah project
The Indian government has set up an 11-member steering committee to oversee the cheetah reintroduction programme and provide advice about the opening of the cheetah habitat for eco-tourism. This comes after the recent deaths of two cheetah cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh led to questions about the suitability of the habitat and measures taken to manage wildlife.
Second cheetah dies at MP's Kuno, cause yet to be identified
Udav was the second cheetah at KNP within a month. On March 27, female Namibian cheetah Sasha died due to a kidney ailment and its death has raised various questions. A total of 20 cheetahs were translocated from Namibia and South Africa, of which two of them have died so far. In the first batch, eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia on September 17, and they were relased at KNP enclosures by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday.
12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in MP's Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20
The big cats made their journey in Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. The aircraft after a 10-hour long flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, landed at Air Force Station Gwalior today.
More cheetahs to arrive in Kuno, tourist safari to be allowed from Feb: CM Chouhan
Eight cheetahs from Namibia were released into the park in September last year as part of an ambitious project to revive the extinct cheetah population in the country.
Delay in paper work in South Africa holds up translocation of cheetahs to India
In fact, the 12 South African cheetahs - seven males and five females - have not hunted for themselves even once after being kept in bomas (small enclosures), said wildlife experts in know of India's cheetah reintroduction plan.
Cheetahs from Namibia make their first kill on Indian soil
The cheetahs - Freddie and Alton - hunted down a spotted deer either on Sunday night or in the early hours of Monday.
Kuno National Park has adequate space, prey base to house 20 to 25 cheetahs: MP forest officer
On September 17, eight cheetahs airlifted from Namibia -- five females and three males - were released in the Kuno National Park (KNP) with much fanfare, putting the sanctuary in Sheopur district firmly on the world map.
8 cheetahs have come, why didn't 16 crore jobs come in 8 years: Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying eight cheetahs have come and now he should tell why 16 crore jobs weren't created in eight years. Prime Minister Modi turned 72 on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases eight cheetahs in special enclosure at MP's Kuno National Park. Watch here
Eight cheetahs were brought to Gwalior from Namibia in a special plane on Saturday morning as part of the cheetah reintroduction programme. The animals were later flown to the KNP, located in Sheopur district, in two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters.
Plane carrying cheetahs from Namibia to land in Gwalior instead of Jaipur
The special cargo plane carrying eight cheetahs from Namibia will land at the Gwalior airport in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning instead of Jaipur in Rajasthan as planned earlier and the felines will be then taken to the Kuno National Park where they will be released, official sources said on Friday.
Take a look at the cheetahs being flown in to India tomorrow
The introduction of cheetahs into the Sheopur wildlife habitat will see the fastest land animal return to the Indian ecosystem after almost 70 years. Obtained from Namibia, the cheetahs are part of the Prime Minister's efforts to diversify the country's wildlife and habitat.
Former Chambal dacoit raising awareness about cheetahs being brought to MP
Karahal range's forest ranger Prerna Dubey said, "We have appointed about 450 'Cheetah Mitras', including Sikarwar. All of them are working in rural areas and have developed a solid information network. They are constantly raising awareness among the people about cheetahs and will continue to do so in future also." The former dacoit said he entered the badlands of Chambal ravines as his paternal uncle usurped his family's land and whenever his father asked him to give him his share of the ancestral land and livestock, he always turned him away.
8 cheetahs to be brought to MP's Kuno National Park by air
The cheetahs will be brought in a cargo flight from southern African country Namibia to Jaipur in Rajasthan and a helicopter will further bring them to Kuno-Palpur on September 17 morning, ahead of the PM's event, principal chief conservator of forest J S Chauhan told PTI.
NBA chief Vinod B Mathur dismisses concerns about reintroducing cheetahs in national park
"There may be a difference of opinion among experts on the project to reintroduce cheetahs from Africa in India. But we should keep in mind that cheetahs are being brought to the country on an experimental basis and there is scientific backing for the project," he said.
70 years after extinction in India, 1st batch of cheetahs set to arrive in August
Apart from its fantastic speed - which I have seen only on film and observed it in a couple of zoos - I had not been much enamoured of the cheetah as compared to the tiger, leopard or even the lion. But reading Divyabhanusinh's work made me understand and appreciate three things:
Cheetah reintroduction plan: Indian team in Namibia for discussions, say MP officials
The country's last cheetah died in 1947 in present day Korea district of Chhattisgarh, which was once part of MP. The cheetah was declared extinct from India in 1952.
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