Cheetahs in India highlights: PM Modi expresses gratitude to Namibia
Project Cheetahs highlights: Efforts to bring the animal — the smallest of the big cats and the fastest land mammal — have been decades in the making, beginning with Indira Gandhi in the 1970s but have always run into international diplomatic or legal hurdles, until now.
Cheetahs in India highlights: Cheetahs, the world’s fastest mammals, have been reintroduced to India. ...Read More
The Cheetahs were brought from Namibia to India in a special cargo flight Boeing -747. The flight landed in Gwalior in the morning, after which they were taken to Kuno National Park in a helicopter.
On his 72nd birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the animals into an enclosure spread over 10km in the presence of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and wildlife experts.
The cheetahs were flown from southern Africa for their reintroduction in India seven decades after the species was declared extinct in the country in 1952.
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- Sept 17, 2022 06:11 pm IST
Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM over Cheetahs
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Modi over releasing Cheetahs. “8 cheetahs have come, now tell me, why didn't 16 crore jobs come in 8 years?,” he questioned on Twitter.
- Sept 17, 2022 05:07 pm IST
PM Modi appeals for ‘standing ovation’ for Cheetahs brought from Africa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged all the “countrymen” to give a standing ovation and “warmly welcome” the eight Cheetahs that have arrived in India. Watch here
- Sept 17, 2022 03:28 pm IST
PM Modi releases 8 cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh National Park| In Pics
PM Modi releases 8 cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh National Park - see in pictures here
- Sept 17, 2022 02:33 pm IST
PM Modi urges countrymen to give Cheetahs a standing ovation
Eight Cheetahs that have arrived in India from Namibia today almost after 75 years, are our guests. I urge all of you, all countrymen to give them a standing ovation & warmly welcome them: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a program of Self Help Groups in Sheopur, MP
- Sept 17, 2022 01:53 pm IST
Veterinarians will stay at national park for the next one month
The complete health check up was done by veterinarians, who were accompanying the cheetah from Windhoek. The veterinarians will stay at KNP for the next one month to check the cheetahs’ behaviour and health before shifting them into a soft release enclosure of six sq km.
- Sept 17, 2022 01:23 pm IST
PM Modi expresses gratitude to Namibia for sending cheetahs to India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after releasing cheetahs into Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Saturday, expressed his gratitude to the African nation of Namibia saying that it would have not been possible without their help.
- Sept 17, 2022 01:10 pm IST
Why was Kuno National Park picked for Project Cheetahs?
The 750-square-kilometre (290-square-mile) protected park was selected as a home because of its abundant prey and grasslands.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:43 pm IST
12 more cheetahs to come to India next months
Another 12 cheetahs are expected to join the fledgling Indian population next month from South Africa, Reuters reported. And as India gathers more funding for the 910 million rupee ($11.4 million) project, largely financed by the state-owned Indian Oil, it hopes to eventually grow the population to around 40 cats.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:35 pm IST
Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
One of the cheetahs reintroduced in India wearing a satellite collar. - Sept 17, 2022 12:27 pm IST
‘Because our lion (Rahul Gandhi) is out on Bharat Jodo Yatra…’
"Because our lion (Rahul Gandhi) is out on Bharat Jodo Yatra those who break India are now bringing cheetahs from abroad," tweets Cong's Pawan Khera.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:24 pm IST
The tamasha orchestrated by PM today is unwarranted: Cong leader
“PM hardly ever acknowledges continuity in governance. Cheetah project going back to my visit to Capetown on 25.04.2010 is the latest example. The tamasha orchestrated by PM today is unwarranted and is yet another diversion from pressing national issues and Bharat Jodo Yatra,” tweets Congress spokesperson.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:09 pm IST
Cheetah populations in most countries are declining
Cheetah populations in most countries are declining. Earlier this month, four cheetahs captured at reserves in South Africa were flown to Mozambique, where the cheetah population has drastically declined.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:08 pm IST
Cheetah only predator to die out since India’s independence in 1947
Cheetahs were once widespread in India and became extinct in 1952 from hunting and loss of habitat. They remain the first and only predator to die out since India’s independence in 1947, news agency AP reported.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:05 pm IST
Decades of hard work behind big increase in number of Asiatic lions in India: PM Modi
“There has been a big increase in the number of Asiatic lions in our country Similarly, today Gujarat has emerged as the largest area of Asiatic lions in the country. Decades of hard work, research-based policies and public participation have a big role behind this,” says PM Modi.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:03 pm IST
'Not just about sustainability and security…' - PM Modi
“Nature and environment, animals and birds, for India it is not just about sustainability and security. For us, they are also the basis of our sensibility and spirituality,” says PM Modi.
- Sept 17, 2022 12:01 pm IST
"Local ecosystem and biodiversity will once again flourish": Prime Minister
- Sept 17, 2022 11:55 am IST
Let them make Kuno their home: PM Modi
'These Cheetahs are our guest, must let them make Kuno their home': says PM Modi.
- Sept 17, 2022 11:53 am IST
Cheetahs will make us more environmentally conscious: PM
This is a historic moment. Cheetahs will make us more environmentally conscious: Prime Minister
- Sept 17, 2022 11:53 am IST
‘No constructive efforts until now…’ says PM Modi
Unfortunate that we declared cheetah extinct in 1952, but for decades no constructive efforts were made to reintroduce them: PM Narendra Modi
- Sept 17, 2022 11:51 am IST
PM thanks the government of Namibia for their support
"Today, the Cheetahs have come back to our land after decades. On this historic day, I want to congratulate all Indians and also thank the government of Namibia. This could not have been possible without their help," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Sept 17, 2022 11:50 am IST
LIVE: PM Modi's address after cheetahs reintroduced in India
- Sept 17, 2022 11:46 am IST
WATCH: PM releases cheetahs brought from Namibia
- Sept 17, 2022 11:44 am IST
On PM Modi's birthday, Cheetahs reintroduced in India after 70 years
Cheetahs, after the post import quarantine, will be soft released in larger enclosures for further acclimatization.
- Sept 17, 2022 11:16 am IST
First glimpse of a cheetah being transported to India shared by DD News
- Sept 17, 2022 11:08 am IST
Cheetahs are one of the oldest of the big cat species with ancestors dating back about 8.5 million years
One of the oldest of the big cat species, with ancestors dating back about 8.5 million years, cheetahs once roamed widely throughout Asia and Africa in great numbers, said CCF. But today only around 7,000 remain, primarily in the African savannas.
- Sept 17, 2022 11:06 am IST
Earlier visuals on chopper with cheetahs landing in MP
- Sept 17, 2022 11:04 am IST
India was once home to the Asiatic cheetah but it was declared extinct there by 1952
India was once home to the Asiatic cheetah but it was declared extinct there by 1952. The critically endangered subspecies, which once roamed across the Middle East, Central Asia and India, are now only found, in very small numbers, in Iran.
- Sept 17, 2022 10:56 am IST
PM Modi reaches Kuno National Park, to release cheetahs in wild shortly
Source: HT - Sept 17, 2022 10:32 am IST
Two choppers carrying Namibian cheetahs land near Kuno National Park from Gwalior
Two helicopters carrying eight cheetahs reached Palpur near Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, following their arrival in Gwalior from Namibia in a special plane as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country.
- Sept 17, 2022 10:18 am IST
Cheetahs in India after 70 years
The eight cheetahs were brought in a cargo aircraft in Gwalior as part of an inter-continental cheetah translocation project. Later, the Indian Air Force choppers carried the cheetahs to Kuno National Park from Gwalior Air Force Station.
- Sept 17, 2022 09:53 am IST
A Chinook taking cheetahs to Kuno National Park
- Sept 17, 2022 09:36 am IST
Helicopter carrying 8 cheetahs leaves Gwalior for Kuno National Park
Indian Air Force choppers carry the 8 Cheetahs - who were brought from Namibia this morning - to Kuno National Park from Gwalior Air Force Station.
- Sept 17, 2022 09:26 am IST
Visuals from Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior where the cheetahs landed
Source: ANI - Sept 17, 2022 09:23 am IST
The journey of 8 cheetahs to India
The cheetahs remained without food during the journey and will be given something to eat once they are released in the enclosures, an official said.
- Sept 17, 2022 09:05 am IST
When was the last Cheetah spotted in India?
The cheetah was completely wiped out from India due to excessive hunting and shrinking grasslands, its natural habitat. The last cheetah was killed in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh in 1947 and it was declared extinct in 1952.
- Sept 17, 2022 09:04 am IST
Cheetahs to be fitted with a satellite collars
The five females and three males Cheetahs, aged between two and five and a half, will each be fitted with a satellite collar.
- Sept 17, 2022 09:03 am IST
"No greater gift for MP than…' says Shivraj Singh
MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that reviving of an already extinct cat species is a historic step and it will boost tourism in the state.
"No greater gift for MP than the fact that the cheetahs from Namibia are coming to Kuno National Park. They had gone extinct and it's a historic step to reintroduce them. This is the biggest wildlife incident of this century. This will rapidly boost tourism in MP," CM Chouhan said.
- Sept 17, 2022 08:41 am IST
Kuno National Park set to welcome 8 cheetahs
Entry gate of the Kuno National Park. - Sept 17, 2022 08:29 am IST
Tiger-faced customised jet brought cheetahs to India
Source: ANI - Sept 17, 2022 08:27 am IST
Indian Oil Corporation Limited to contribute ₹50.22 cr for project cheetahs
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited has decided to contribute ₹50.22 crore over five years for the transcontinental relocation of Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, IndianOil on August 2, 2022, signed an MoU with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for the transcontinental relocation of Cheetah in its historical range in India.
- Sept 17, 2022 08:13 am IST
PM Modi will arrive at the Gwalior airport at around 9.20 am
PM Modi will arrive at the Gwalior airport from New Delhi at around 9.20 am and leave for Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, about 165km away, where he will release cheetahs into quarantine enclosures at around 10.45 am
- Sept 17, 2022 08:12 am IST
'Project Cheetah' proposal was prepared in 2008-09, approved by Manmohan Singh govt: Congress
"The proposal for 'Project Cheetah' was prepared in 2008-09. Manmohan Singh's government gave approval to it. The then Forest and Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh, went to Cheetah outreach centre in South Africa in April 2010," the Congress said in a tweet.
- Sept 17, 2022 08:02 am IST
Cheetahs to fly in Chinook next
After necessary formalities, including paperwork, at Gwalior the cheetahs will be flown to Palpur village in Sheopur district in two helicopters, including a Chinook, Madhya Pradesh principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) J S Chauhan told PTI.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:58 am IST
Cheetahs land at Gwalior airport
The special chartered cargo flight, bringing 8 cheetahs from Namibia, lands at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:55 am IST
Re-introduction of Cheetahs in India is biggest event in decade for wildlife: MP CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday termed the re-introduction of Cheetahs from South Africa to India as the biggest event for wildlife in this decade.
"We were a tiger state, leopard state and now becoming a cheetah state. We prepared Kuno 20 years back and removed the villages so the wildlife could grow and villagers remain safe. Dreams are coming true now. This would be the biggest event for wildlife in this decade," CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan told ANI.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:45 am IST
‘…Correcting an ecological wrong,’ says Environment Minister
“The reintroduction of cheetah in India is a step towards correcting an ecological wrong,” Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said in a tweet.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:36 am IST
Where the cheetah’s speed comes from
- Sept 17, 2022 07:33 am IST
Why was Kuno National Park picked for Project Cheetahs?
The 750-square-kilometre (290-square-mile) protected park was selected as a home because of its abundant prey and grasslands.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:20 am IST
When was the last Cheetah spotted in India?
The cheetah was completely wiped out from India due to excessive hunting and shrinking grasslands, its natural habitat. The last cheetah was killed in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh in 1947 and it was declared extinct in 1952.
- Sept 17, 2022 07:07 am IST
PM Modi to reach Gwalior at around 9.20 am
PM Modi will arrive at the Gwalior airport from New Delhi at around 9.20 am and leave for Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, about 165km away, where he will release cheetahs into quarantine enclosures at around 10.45 am