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

The animals are expected to be brought to India by August

As told to Parliament (August 3, 2023): Almost a million trees to be felled for Great Nicobar Project

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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

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

Value science, consult widely, listen carefully and experience transparency

Captive for months, experts fear cheetahs at Kuno may face breeding issues

Cheetah tourism or safari parks are not scientific approach to open ecosystem conservation

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

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

Another cheetah ‘Shaurya’ dies at Kuno; 10th death so far

Trackers witness incoordination & staggering gait, tranquilised cheetah fails to recover from CPR

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; …

DTE Exclusive: Two Namibian cheetahs released into the wild at Kuno National Park

Oban and Asha have gone only half a kilometre from the boma or enclosure they had been housed in since the past 6 months

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 …

12 cheetahs from South Africa arrive in India

The Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries had been singed in the last week of January

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 …

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 

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

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 …

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 …

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 

Omicron: India will not get African Cheetahs this year

The team of experts delegated to carry out the project was about to leave for Namibia in November, but had to return from the airport …

Adieu, Sasha: Ailing Namibian cheetah in Kuno breathes her last due to renal failure

Sasha’s creatinine levels were extremely high; she had been ailing even before her arrival in India, according to pathology reports  

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

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