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A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath asked the Centre to furnish details of the experts in the task force who specialise in cheetah management, their experience and qualification within two weeks.

A day after a Namibian cheetah died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details of experts in the Cheetah Task Force such as their qualification and experience.

As reported by The Indian Express in July 2022, the Centre’s draft 25-year roadmap for Project Lion has no provision for any translocation outside Gujarat. Instead, the focus is on “assisted natural dispersal across Saurashtra” by the time India celebrates 100 years of Independence in 2047.

Notably, eight Namibian cheetahs have completed their quarantine as well as acclimatisation period and they were supposed to be released into the wild

Eight Cheetahs were brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year

Cheetah Task Force reviews preparations to bring 12 cheetahs

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan likely to address meeting. Experts and research scholars to monitor movement.

Experts feel that this hunting skill will help them immensely once they are released into the wild

Meanwhile, two cheetahs have been released into a larger enclosure and all eight are “healthy, active and adjusting well”, tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Cheetah Task Force may take the decision to release the cheetahs into big enclosure at its next meeting