New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the eight Cheetahs, that were brought from Namibia this morning, into the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh.
The arrival of the big cats in India – which has been dubbed as “historic,” considering Cheetahs went extinct in 1952 in the country – coincides with PM Modi’s 72nd birthday celebrations countrywide.
According to reports, five of the eight cheetahs are female, between 2 and 5 years of age, and three are males between 4.5 and 5.5 years of age.
After a Boeing 747-400 aircraft landed in Gwalior at around 7:55 am on Saturday morning, the big cats were taken to the national park on Air Force choppers.
The introduction of the fastest land animal in India is being done under Project Cheetah, which is world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday.
