8 Cheetahs that were flown from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh via helicopter into special enclosure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release the spotted felines five females and three males into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on his birthday on September 17.
On September 16, the modified passenger B-747 Jumbo Jet airplane took off from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia till Jaipur. The cheetahs will be reaching Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh via a helicopter.
Eight cheetahs from Namibia will be reaching India September 17 morning. The wild cats are returning to India 70 years after they were declared extinct in the country. The addition of these cheetahs will make India home to 5 'big cats': Asiatic lion, Royal Bengal tiger, leopard, snow leopard, and now the cheetah.