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South Africa has signed an agreement to give more than 100 cheetahs to India. The Environment Ministry said that after the arrival of eight cheetahs from Namibia in September last year, a batch of 12 cheetahs will be sent to India next month.
South Africa has entered into an agreement with India to transfer more than 100 cheetahs. The deal has also been confirmed regarding this. An initial batch of 12 cheetahs will be sent to India next month after the arrival of eight cheetahs from Namibia in September last year, the environment ministry said. to help establish a viable and secure cheetah population.
India was once home to the Asiatic cheetah, but the animal was declared extinct by 1952, mainly due to poachers hunting them for their distinctive spotted skin. Efforts to reintroduce the animal gained momentum in 2020 when the Supreme Court of India ruled that the African cheetah, a separate subspecies, could be introduced into the country on an experimental basis in "carefully selected locations".
The first batch of cheetahs from Namibia brought to India
was to be brought to India in the month of August last year, but they were brought in September. In September, 8 cheetahs were brought to India from Namibia. He was also kept in Quarantine in August before the translocation of Big Cat. After this he was released in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had reached the National Park to release the leopard.
Cheetahs brought from Namibia have been released in Kuno National Park, 320 kilometers (200 mi) south of New Delhi. These cheetahs are completely safe here. Hepatorenal (kidney and liver) infection has been found in one of the eight African cheetahs brought from Namibia in mid-September last year and released in Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. This is a female cheetah named Sasha. It is being treated by three veterinarians and the condition is also improving.
News is originally taken from: https://www.gnttv.com/india/story/india-to-get-more-than-100-cheetahs-from-south-africa-503751-2023-01-27
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