After Two Years At Kuno, Two Cheetahs Released In MP's Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary

Prabhash and Pavak were taken from the Kuno National Park (KNP), from where the ambitious intercontinental translocation of the big cats was launched nearly three years ago.

Prabhash and Pavak were brought from South Africa's Waterberg Biosphere Reserve to the Kuno National Park in February 2023.

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After spending two years at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, two cheetahs were released into the Gandhi Sagar sanctuary.

 

6-year-old cheetahs Prabhash and Pavak were taken from the Kuno National Park (KNP), from where the ambitious intercontinental translocation of the big cats was launched nearly three years ago, more than 250 km into the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.        

 

On Saturday, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Uttam Kumar Sharma said that the preparations were completed for shifting of the two male cheetahs.

 

Prabhash and Pavak were brought from South Africa's Waterberg Biosphere Reserve to the Kuno National Park in February 2023.        

 

Eight Namibian cheetahs, comprising five females and three males, were released in the KNP on September 17, 2022, marking the first-ever intercontinental translocation of the big cats.

 

Twelve more cheetahs were translocated in February 2023 from South Africa to Kuno, which now has 26 cheetahs, including 14 India-born cubs.

 

Earlier, the National Tiger Conservation Authority officials said in Bhopal on Friday that eight cheetahs would be brought to India from Botswana in southern Africa in two phases, including four by May.