Nine cheetahs flown in from Botswana have settled into quarantine at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park and were served their first meal on Monday, marking the latest milestone in India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme. They were served their first meal on Monday morning in their quarantine enclosures,” Project Cheetah Director Uttam Sharma told PTI. Adult cheetahs typically weigh between 40 kg and 65 kg,” Sharma said. Of these, three have been relocated to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, while the remaining animals are housed at Kuno, Sharma said. Since 2023, a total of 39 cubs have been born at Kuno, of which 27 have survived.

Source: The Telegraph March 02, 2026 08:57 UTC