Cheetah Revival: South African Experts Give Thumbs Up to India's Conservation Efforts
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{ "title": "Cheetah Revival: South African Experts Give Thumbs Up to India's Conservation Efforts", "article": "A high-profile team from South Africa has concluded a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, expressing satisfaction with India's cheetah translocation project. The project, a collaboration between India and African countries, aims to introduce cheetahs into the Indian wild. The team, comprising experts in forestry, biology, and conservation, assessed the progress of the project at Kuno National Park and visited Gandhi Sagar, where three cheetahs have been released. The team's visit comes ahead of the second batch of cheetahs, expected to arrive in India this month. According to officials, the Indian government has reached an agreement with Botswana to receive eight cheetahs, which are already in quarantine. The cheetahs will be kept in enclosures at Kuno National Park before being released into the wild. Madhya Pradesh currently has 27 cheetahs, with 11 adults translocated from Namibia and South Africa, and 16 born in India. The state is also preparing to develop Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary as the third habitat for cheetahs. The visit by the South African team is seen as a significant boost to India's conservation efforts. The team's positive assessment is likely to pave the way for the second batch of cheetahs to be introduced into the Indian wild. Madhya Pradesh's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Subhranjan Sen, said that the South African team had cleared all doubts and expressed satisfaction with the project's progress. The team also praised the efforts of the central and state governments in making the project successful. The development comes as the Union Ministry of Environment is set to hold final discussions on sending the second batch of cheetahs on Saturday. The Indian government is expected to release the schedule of arrival of the cheetahs by the end of this week."
