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The Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court that no officials including members of the court-appointed committee have any experience in cheetah management in India as the animal went extinct from the country in 1947-48.

A bench of justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol told the Centre that from reports of experts and articles, it appears that KNP does not seem to be sufficient for such large number of cheetahs and the Union government may consider shifting them to other sanctuaries.

   by ankita gargafter death of two cheetahs at kuno national park, a debate triggered among wildlife experts and enthusiasts over space availability for the cat in the park. while some wildlife experts proposed to shift a bunch of cheetahs

The introduction of Asiatic lions into Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh has been a highly debated topic. The Asiatic lion, found only in India, is currently restricted to the Gir National Park in Gujarat.

The introduction of Asiatic lions into KNP in Madhya Pradesh has been a highly debated topic

‘The story of India’s cheetahs’ was first published in 1995 and has more or less been the most exhaustive work on the cheetah in India  

In the latest incident, the feline was tranquilised on April 22 while he was about to cross over to a forest in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and brought back to KNP.

They will be kept in a big enclosure for at least a month and later they will be released into the wild where they will join the Namibian Cheetahs.

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South African cheetahs will not be shifted into the big enclosures till No Objection Certificate (NOC) is received from Directorate of Animal Husbandry, New Delhi