African cheetah

News

AFRICAN CHEETAH NEWS

3rd home for cheetahs coming but there’s a challenge: 25 tigers there

November 06, 2025 6:14 am

Apex predators like lions and tigers were absent, leopards were moved out, and herbivores were brought in to give the cheetahs room to breathe, hunt, and establish themselves without having to look over their shoulders.

Exclusive: India works diplomatic hotlines from South Africa to Botswana to bring home next batch of cheetahs

July 28, 2025 7:15 am

Officials are navigating a series of challenges in the ambitious project, including a new political coalition in South Africa.

Nabha, female cheetah brought to Kuno from Namibia, dies of injuries sustained in enclosure

July 12, 2025 2:21 pm

Nabha was one of the cheetahs translocated from Namibia under Project Cheetah, the Government of India’s flagship reintroduction initiative.

Kuno gets 5 new cheetah cubs — and crucial mixing of South African, Namibian lineages

April 28, 2025 12:06 pm

Kuno National park director Uttam Kumar Sharma said, "First cubs having a Namibian father (Gaurav) and South African mother (Nirva) were born at Kuno National Park. They were blessed with five precious new lives."

cheetah project, Vincent van der Merwe, National Centre for Wildlife, kuno national park, African cheetah, cheetah, Indian express news, current affairs

Setback for cheetah project as key South African expert dies in Riyadh

March 23, 2025 10:22 pm

Police sources said he fell and “stopped moving after hitting his head on the floor” in the hallway of his apartment building. While the incident was reportedly captured on security cameras, a medical examiner’s report is awaited.

Kuno welcomes more cubs, South African cheetah Nirva is now a mother

November 26, 2024 2:39 am

Wildlife officials say the cubs will be under protective care of their mother in the coming weeks at the den site.

India goes to Kenya, looking to source cheetahs better suited for home conditions

October 24, 2024 10:57 pm

Under the ambitious Project Cheetah, which saw the intercontinental translocation of African cheetahs to Madhya Pradesh, the government’s aim is to introduce eight to 14 cheetahs each year, subject to availability.

India formally joins IBCA: Know about Big Cats

Wildlife Week 2024 Special: International Big Cat Alliance and India

October 11, 2024 1:59 pm

India recently joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). In this Wildlife Week, let's learn about Big Cats, their habitats, the significant steps taken by the government for their conservation, and more.

Another African expert said the cheetahs are fit enough for the wild if they have been hunting for themselves in enclosures and have not been provided with supplementary feeding.

After year in enclosures, Kuno cheetahs set to be freed into the wild

August 25, 2024 9:54 am

Currently, there are 25 cheetahs at Kuno — 13 adults and 12 cubs, born at the national park.

One year of Project Cheetah: Hits, misses and paradigm shift ahead

November 10, 2023 1:53 pm

Twelve months since they arrived in India in September 2022, each of the three Namibian males should have spent 10 months in the wild, and each of the five Namibian females should have spent nine months in the wild.