Windhoek to Jaipur: It is jet set go time for cheetahs

Three Namibian male and five female adult cheetahs, all between two to five-and-a-half-years-old, will make the 11-hour, transcontinental journey …

Reintroducing cheetahs: Elephants help in moving leopards away from Kuno National Park

It is easier to spot and tranquilise leopards riding on elephants, say forest officials

Cheetahs in India: New cats on the block

India’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs has chances of success, but uncertainties remain

Exact dates of African cheetahs’ arrival in India not confirmed: Official

The governments of South Africa and Namibia are in the process of fine-tuning the move and a decision would be made later, Prakash …

African cheetahs may adapt well to Kuno-Palpur: Dereck Joubert

Down To Earth speaks to veteran wildlife filmmaker Dereck Joubert about how the cheetah introduction project in Kuno-Palpur could pan out; …

Project Cheetah: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh can share some animals, expert tells DTE

Lack of knowledge on the carrying capacities of cheetahs is because of complex factors in Indian protected areas

‘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 

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

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

Co-existence, not Fortress Conservation: Here is why India’s cheetah experiment is unique

Most protected areas in South Africa, home to Africa’s largest cheetah population, are fenced by law; but Kuno is not, which would be a …

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 

Cheetah reintroduction in India is a project worth revisiting

An icon of nature, the Cheetah’s return to India will have a number of benefits

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

Kuno needs at least 50 cheetahs before wild cat population stabilises, expert tells central panel

More deaths of wild cats likely before year end; innovative actions to manage radio collar issues needed

New Delhi and Windhoek sign MoU to bring 8 cheetahs to India

The animals are expected to be brought to India by August

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 

The revival plan: India’s journey from destroying cheetah population to reintroducing it

70 years after cheetahs went extinct, India brings 8 African cheetahs to revive the population

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

Radio collars of 6 cheetahs removed at Kuno National Park

The collars were blamed for deaths of 2 cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno

Finally, pact to bring 12 cheetahs from South Africa signed

Speculations that big cats to arrive by first week of March; no official confirmation yet

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

A year of the cheetah in India: The exercise offers simple yet critical lessons

Value science, consult widely, listen carefully and experience transparency

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

She is a fighter: For now, sole survivor of cheetah litter born in India is healthy, playful and curious

Officials at Kuno National Park are constantly checking for any infections or abnormalities for her well being  

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 …