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India News: South African and Namibian experts behind the translocation of cheetahs to India have written to the Supreme Court that their “expert opinions are bei

The environment ministry and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) have told the Supreme Court that apart from the Kuno National Park, they have identified potential sites for cheetah introduction in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. These include Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh Bulge, Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and enclosure of Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.

The joint affidavit, filed on behalf of the environment ministry and NTCA, said the provisional diagnosis of mortality events points towards "natural causes" and none of the cheetahs have died due to unnatural reasons such as poaching, snaring, poisoning, road hits, electrocution etc.

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 25, 2023--

Radio collars of six cheetahs have been removed for examination by the veterinary team of Kuno and Experts from Namibia and South Africa, an official release said

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central government why all the cheetahs recently translocated to India were only sent to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

The death of eight cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, part of a reintroduction project that started in September 2022, has called into question the viability of the first intercontinental cheetah translocation programme. What is required is a serious, science-based assessment of factors that caused these deaths. Shutting down Project Cheetah should be the last option on the list.

India News: BHOPAL: Three more cheetahs inside Kuno National Park are suspected to have suffered maggot-infested neck wounds, apparently caused by GPS collars.

India News: BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to conduct a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the progress of ‘Project Cheetah’ amid an upt.

India News: Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has responded to a spate of cheetah deaths in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, sayin