South Africa and India have signed an agreement that in the next 10 years, 12 cheetahs will be flown into India and this comes after last year’s translocation of eight cheetahs from Namibia.
Both countries call the reintroduction of cheetahs in India an “ecological objective”.
In the coming February month, the first batch of 12 cheetahs will be relocated to India.
The African cheetahs are a subspecies and if the reports are to go by, the ones that were relocated last year, are in the process of adjusting to the environment of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
The reintroduction of the cheetahs in India is expected to add to the livelihood options of the local communities as it would help in eco-tourism.
As per the reports, this is a part of Project Cheetah, a project which aims at making cheetahs a part of the Indian biodiversity once again
As per the project, the aim is to bring in 50 cheetahs to India over the course of five years. The plan is also to introduce these cheetahs to various national parks in the country.
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