Cheetah Reintroduction in India

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Project Cheetah chief SP Yadav has said that all 12 cheetahs brought to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa in February this year were released successfully on Tuesday from quarantine to bigger acclimatisation enclosures following official clearance.

Mr Yadav told ANI that requisite clearance has been received from Animal Quarantine and Certification Service.


The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change received final 'No objection Certificate' from the Centre's Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS).

As per the no objection certificate issue by AQCS the Cheetah were quarantined at approved premises of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh for 30 days and "based on the routine observation and test reports (negative), the Cheetah are found free from any infectious disease".

"Final No Objection Certificate is accorded," AQCS said.

After official clearance, all 12 cheetahs brought from South Africa in Kuno National Park were released from quarantine to bigger acclimatisation enclosures successfully on April 18.

Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrived on February 18 in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park after South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the re-introduction of Cheetahs in India to establish a viable cheetah population in the Asian country.

Earlier, eight cheetahs brought from Namibia were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kuno National Park on the occasion of his birthday on September 17, 2022. One Cheetah died due to illness recently. 

Radio collars have been installed in all the cheetahs and there is monitoring through satellite. Apart from this, a dedicated monitoring team keeps monitoring the location round the clock.

MoU terms are to be reviewed every five years.

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