The arrival of eight cheetahs in Gwalior, India on September 17 was a huge moment for a country where the animal was declared extinct back in 1952 due to loss of habitat and hunting. The cheetahs travelled from Namibia in a specially painted aircraft with a tiger’s face on it and the special Boeing 747 jet quickly became a sensation on social media. However, contrary to popular sentiment and some media reports, it was not painted for the occasion.
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MADHYA PRADESH, Sept 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 released cheetahs flown in from Namibia into special enclosure in Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh, as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country. “Decades ago, the age-old link of biodiversity that was broken, had become extinct, today we have a chance to reconnect it,” the Prime Minister said in a recorded address. “Today the cheetah […]
Eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived in India today as part of a programme to reintroduce the feline seven decades after it was declared extinct in India.
PM Modi released eight cheetahs, which had become extinct in India, into special enclosures in Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh`s Sheopur district today.