A second batch of 12 cheetahs is expected to arrive in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) from South Africa on February 18, six months after eight of the spotted cats were released into the reserve, a senior forest official said on Saturday.
Amid the excitement over the arrival of Cheetahs in the Kuno National Park, villagers in surrounding areas of Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district have a variety of concerns including the fear of land acquisition and the fear of the big cat itself.
Eight cheetahs from Namibia - flying in a special cargo plane - landed in Madhya Pradesh today morning, as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the previous governments, saying that no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce cheetahs in India after they became extinct from the country seven decades ago.