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Former environment minister Jairam Ramesh has criticised the government's approach to the Cheetah reintroduction programme, following the death of a male cheetah translocated from Africa to the Kuno National Park earlier this month. Eight cheetahs have died at the park since March. Ramesh claimed that if "science rather than vanity had been put at the forefront of the project", the cheetahs might not have died. He also accused the government of imposing a gag order on scientists and forest officers.

The death of three adult cheetahs and three of the four cubs born to a female Namibian cheetah has prompted questions about the suitability of the habitat and wildlife management. “We take responsibility for whatever happened,” Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday.

Out of the eight cheetahs from Namibia that were released on September 17, 2022 in Kuno National Park, a male cheetah Oban and a female cheetah Asha were released into the open forest, said Divisional Forest Officer Prakash Kumar Verma. Cheetah Reintroduction in India: Male, Female Cheetahs Brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park Released in Open Forest (Watch Video).

A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in a Madhya Pradesh national park, the Congress said Friday the proposal for 'Project Cheetah' was prepared in 2008-09 and approved by the then Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. ‘Project Cheetah’ Proposal Was Prepared in 2008–09, Approved by Manmohan Singh Govt: Congress.