8 cheetahs to be delivered to India from Botswana; first 4 to reach in Could

Particular coaching is being given to “cheetah mitras” in Kuno Nationwide Park and Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to boost their capability, it added.

Within the assembly, forest officers knowledgeable that there are 26 cheetahs at Kuno Nationwide Park, together with 16 within the open forest and 10 within the rehabilitation centre (enclosures).

Officers mentioned 24-hour monitoring takes place utilizing satellite tv for pc collar IDs to observe the cheetahs.

Feminine cheetahs Jwala, Asha, Gamini and Veera have given delivery to cubs, they mentioned, including that the variety of vacationers in KNP has doubled in two years.

“The state authorities has filed a petition within the Supreme Court docket looking for permission to start out cheetah safari in Kuno. This permission is important to start out safari in forest areas or eco-sensitive zones. The choice on this petition is but to be made,” the discharge mentioned.

Eight Namibian cheetahs, comprising 5 females and three males, had been launched in KNP on 17 September 2022, marking the first-ever intercontinental translocation of the massive cats.

In February 2023, 12 extra cheetahs had been translocated from South Africa to KNP.

Kuno Nationwide Park has 26 cheetahs, together with 14 India-born cubs.