Cheetahs in India highlights: PM Modi expresses gratitude to Namibia
_1663396218087_1663396240791_1663396240791.jpg "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.(Source: DD News)")
Cheetahs in India highlights: Cheetahs, the world’s fastest mammals, have been reintroduced to India. 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....Read More
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
"Local ecosystem and biodiversity will once again flourish": Prime Minister
Let them make Kuno their home: PM Modi
'These Cheetahs are our guest, must let them make Kuno their home': says PM Modi.
Cheetahs will make us more environmentally conscious: PM
This is a historic moment. Cheetahs will make us more environmentally conscious: Prime Minister
‘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
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
LIVE: PM Modi's address after cheetahs reintroduced in India
WATCH: PM releases cheetahs brought from Namibia
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.
First glimpse of a cheetah being transported to India shared by DD News
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.
Earlier visuals on chopper with cheetahs landing in MP
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.
PM Modi reaches Kuno National Park, to release cheetahs in wild shortly
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.
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.
A Chinook taking cheetahs to Kuno National Park
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.
Visuals from Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior where the cheetahs landed
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.
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.
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.
"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.
Kuno National Park set to welcome 8 cheetahs
Tiger-faced customised jet brought cheetahs to India
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.
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
'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.
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.
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.
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.
‘…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.
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.
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.
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
