Cheetahs back in India after 70 years. Here’s how global media reacted
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his 72nd birthday on Saturday, reintroduced Cheetahs in India after 70 years of extinction. Here’s how global media organisations covered the historic occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reintroduced Cheetahs in India 70 years after they were reported extinct. Cheetahs are the only animals in the country that have gone extinct since independence from colonial rule.
This is also the first time a large carnivore has been moved from one continent to another and reintroduced to the wild. PM Modi on Saturday, his 72nd birthday, released the cheetahs into the park. The big cats will spend the first few months in a six-square-kilometre enclosure.
“Today the cheetah has returned to the soil of India,” Modi said in a video address, adding “the nature-loving consciousness of India has also awakened with full force. We must not allow our efforts to fail.”
An unforgettable day in Madhya Pradesh! pic.twitter.com/ius7WxTlDN
Meanwhile, negotiations are underway to bring in 12 more cheetahs from South Africa next month.
