Kuno plans to electrify enclosure fence to prevent leopard-cheetah conflict

Current is sufficient enough to give an electric shock to the leopards but not strong enough to kill them

Back after 70 years: Narendra Modi releases African cheetahs into Kuno enclosure on his 72nd birthday

Prime Minister asks wildlife aficionados to be ‘patient’ and ‘give the cheetahs some time’, thanks Namibia and South Africa

Project Cheetah: Two more cubs die, toll increases to six

Officials say the cubs died of severe dehydration caused due to extreme temperatures

Asiatic Cheetah cubs born for the first time in captivity in Iran

The cubs were delivered by C-section at the Touran Wildlife Refuge in the Semnan province east of Tehran on May 1, 2022

India has got its cheetahs. But spare a thought for this Iranian cheetah scientist

It has been five years now since Niloufar Bayani was detained on charges of espionage, sentenced and incarcerated for a decade in prison

Three-year-old cheetah Siyaya gives birth to litter of four cubs at Kuno

It will take at least three months to understand the gender of the cubs 

Caracal: As the cheetah returns to India, researchers map out most suitable areas for its coursing counterpart

The caracal is on the verge of extinction in India and it is essential to find suitable areas to conserve it

Finally! Five experts to leave for Namibia February 17 to finalise cheetah translocation

Trip to Namibia was postponed first by floods and then, omicron; experts to return on February 23

The fate of the Cheetah Reintroduction Plan hangs in the balance

Even as the world marked International Cheetah Day on December 4, the nearly one-decade-old plan to reintroduce the Cheetah to India has still …

Cheetah ‘Oban’ escapes, strays into village 20 km from Kuno; teams deployed to bring it back

Senior government official tells Down To Earth the cheetah’s action is ‘natural’

Kuno: Cheetahs released in the wild kill their first prey within 24 hours

The authorities are, however, waiting to see how the 2 will deal with leopards and hyenas that are present in abundance in Kuno

Twin cheetahs Elton and Freddie to be released in the wild next week

They were able to hunt a chital (spotted deer) without using the fence of the enclosure to corner it; the cheetahs have a coalition and are …

A great reason to celebrate International Tiger Day with the Cheetah

Eight African cheetahs will be relocated from Namibia to India in August for captive breeding in the Kuno National Park 

Asiatic Cheetahs are fast becoming extinct; less than 50 alive

Human-wildlife conflict, habitat loss and fragmentation, and illegal trade are major reasons for disappearance of these cheetahs

Zimbabwe's cheetah population declines by 85%

Historically, Zimbabwe and other regions in Africa have inhabited large cheetah populations 

Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within two months of birth

The cub was among four born in India to three-year-old Jwala  

Cheetahs in Kuno next week: Leopard attacks, poaching, stress of capture remain concerns

Those in charge of the cheetah project told DTE that they had factored in concerns for the reintroduced species  

Cheetah reintroduction project comes up at CMS CoP 13

The Supreme Court cleared way for reintroduction of species in India on January 28, 2020

Eight months since Project Cheetah began, 3 of the animals are already dead

A third cheetah, ‘Daksha’, died on May 9; officials claim the death occurred during mating

World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species

World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace

Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar

Down To Earth speaks to scientist Faiyaz Khudsar to get a perspective on Kuno-Palpur, where African cheetahs will be introduced first

Please give Project Cheetah some time: Divyabhanusinh

Down To Earth speaks to the author of ‘The story of India’s cheetahs’, first published in 1995, which has more or less been the …

‘India’s cheetah plan is flawed, may become hurdle for national conservation priorities’

Cheetah reintroduction plan is unscientific and pushes other conservation plans on the back burner 

South Africa confirms signing of MoU to translocate more than 100 cheetahs to India

As part of the MoU, 12 cheetahs will be brought to India annually for the next 10 years

DTE Exclusive: Female cheetah in Kuno undergoing treatment for renal failure

Prognosis not good, chances of survival are bleak, says source