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‘Project Cheetah’ today made possible because…: Congress on Gwalior event

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‘Project Cheetah’ today made possible because…: Congress on Gwalior event The last of the cheetah population in India was declared extinct in 1952 and is being revived after 70 years today at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand event of releasing eight cheetahs, flown from Namibia, in a Madhya Pradesh national park, the Congress on Friday reminded that the proposal for ‘Project Cheetah’ was prepared and approved in 2008-09 under the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. A special cargo plane, carrying the cheetahs…

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Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, home to Cheetahs from Namibia: 5 points

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Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, home to Cheetahs from Namibia: 5 points Cheetahs return to India after 70 years: Of 10 selected places in the country, the Kuno National Park was found most suitable. With Madhya Pradesh witnessing the arrival of eight Cheetahs from Namibia, the Kuno National Park – in the Vindhyan Hills of central India – becomes the new home of the big cats. The move has been described as “the world’s first transcontinental project to restore large wild animals.” The release of Cheetahs in the National Park…

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‘Historic’: PM modi releases 8 Cheetahs brought from Namibia in MP’s national park

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‘Historic’: PM releases 8 Cheetahs brought from Namibia in MP’s national park Cheetahs from Namibia: The eight Cheetahs have been transported from Africa to India under an MOU. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released eight Cheetahs – brought from Africa’s Namibia – in the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh. The arrival of the big cats in India – which has been dubbed as “historic,” considering Cheetahs went extinct in 1952 in the country – coincides with PM Modi’s 72nd birthday celebrations countrywide. “On his birthday, there can’t be…

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PM Modi to release cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park

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PM Modi to release cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park The introduction of cheetah in India is being done under Project Cheetah, which is the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday as part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify the country’s wildlife and habitat, his office said. Cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952. The cheetahs that would be released are from Namibia and…

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Exclusive 8 cheetahs from Namibia to be translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno : Watch

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Exclusive 8 cheetahs from Namibia to be translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno : Watch Eight African Cheetahs from Namibia will be translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on September 17, Union environment ministry officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday Eight African Cheetahs from Namibia will be translocated to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on September 17, Union environment ministry officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. A technical team from India will visit Namibia before they are flown in a cargo aircraft to India. Environment minister…

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