Cheetah rises to 48 in India now

Shyopur | Desk: As per India's 'Project Cheetah', a total of 9 Cheetahs were translocated successfully from Africa's Botswana to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh. 

With this Cheetah in India now stands at 48. 

According to officials, this is the third set of Cheetah's who have been translocated from the African countries to India. 

The wilds were primarily brought to Gwalior via special aircraft of the Indian Air force following which, through Airforce's Helicopter they were further dropped to Kuno National Park. 

Central Environment and Forest Minister Bhupendra Yadav will release these Cheetahs in the specially prepared enclosures within the park. 

After the arrival of a new set of cheetahs, India's cheetah rehabilitation programme will strengthen, says Uttam Sharma, the Director of Project Cheetah. 

Sharma said three cheetahs have been shifted to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, while 36 of the remains are in Kuno.

Endangered species are usually kept in a single habitat for the purpose of protection and diversity.

The breeding rate in Kuno has also been encouraging. Nine cubs were born in February of this year. A total of 39 cubs have been born in Kuno so far, 27 of which are completely healthy. The goal is to soon increase the population of these predators, declared extinct 70 years ago, to 50. Symbolic Photo