Cheetahs once roared in India's Pink City Jaipur: Read to know more
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Though the cheetahs have been introduced only in Madhya Pradesh for now, the once domestically extinct species had some history with India's Pink City Jaipur.
The introduction of cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Saturday injected a fresh lease of life into India's wildlife, from where the species was wiped out 70 years ago in 1952.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight cheetahs, which have been flown from Namibia as part of a 'historic' intercontinental translocation project, at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, which also happened to be his birthday.
The journey towards sustainable development, protecting our flora and fauna is incomplete without community participation. In Madhya Pradesh earlier today, interacted with Cheetah Mitras, who will surely do excellent work. pic.twitter.com/eIVCxeZj7A
Considered vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species, there are fewer than 7,000 cheetahs left around the world, primarily in the African savannas.
The Kuno National Park was chosen as the optimum location to introduce the extinct animal for its good prey base. The park has a good population of chinkaras, spotted deer, and blackbuck, on which the cheetahs can prey and grow in the wild.
Though the cheetahs have been introduced only in Madhya Pradesh for now, the once domestically extinct species had some history with India's Pink City Jaipur.
Nizam Mahal, a non-descript house located in the Cheeton Walon Ka Mohalla of the Walled City of Jaipur, was a epicentre of cheetah trainers in the late 18th century.
