ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE
National Parks
Project Cheetah Expansion: Nine Felines from Botswana Arrive at Kuno National Park
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the successful arrival of nine cheetahs from Botswana to augment the population in Madhya Pradesh.
The total number of cheetahs in India has now reached 48, which includes 28 cubs born within the country.
The translocation is part of the ongoing 'Project Cheetah' initiative, which aims to reintroduce the species after its extinction in India in 1952.
Conservation Status: These felines are being settled in Kuno National Park, which has been selected as the primary habitat for the reintroduction program.
The total number of cheetahs in India has now reached 48, which includes 28 cubs born within the country.
The translocation is part of the ongoing 'Project Cheetah' initiative, which aims to reintroduce the species after its extinction in India in 1952.
Conservation Status: These felines are being settled in Kuno National Park, which has been selected as the primary habitat for the reintroduction program.
Key Facts / Static GK
Kuno National Park Location: Madhya Pradesh
Year Asiatic Cheetah was declared extinct in India: 1952
Nodal Ministry for Project Cheetah: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Year Asiatic Cheetah was declared extinct in India: 1952
Nodal Ministry for Project Cheetah: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Q5. From which country were the nine cheetahs recently brought to Kuno National Park in March 2026?
Answer: (C) Botswana — As per the announcement by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, nine cheetahs were brought specifically from Botswana to Kuno National Park.
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