India to welcome 8 Cheetahs from Namibia shortly, PM Modi to release them in MP's Kuno
India Today
As India celebrates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday today, he will be releasing eight Cheetahs into the Kuno National Park today.
India is set to welcome eight cheetahs under an agreement signed earlier this year between India and Namibia. A tiger-faced B747 Jumbo jet was used to ferry eight cheetahs from Namibia, who will be introduced into the Indian wildlife by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.
PM Modi will release the large cats in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno-Palpur National Park (KPNP) shortly. This project is part of the prime minister's efforts to revitalise and diversify the country's wildlife and habitat, PMO said in a statement.
The national park will welcome eight big cats, including a female cheetah and two brothers who hunt together as a team in what is the world's biggest wildlife translocation project at around 10:40 am. While the females are aged between two and five years, the male cheetahs are 4.5 years and 5.5 years old.
#WATCH | First look of Cheetahs that will be brought from Namibia to India on 17th September at KUNO National Park, in Madhya Pradesh pic.twitter.com/HOjexYWtE6
These cheetahs were selected based on an assessment of health, wild disposition, hunting skills and ability to contribute genetics that will result in a strong founder population.
