New Delhi: Eight cheetahs from Namibia have been brought to India’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be re-introduced after they went extinct in the 1950s. A specially customised B747 jumbo jet has been prepared for the transfer of wild cats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release these cheetahs into the National Park on his birthday on September 17.
PM Modi will be celebrating his 72nd birthday and the day has been chosen to mark the return of cheetahs in India, which were extinct for nearly 70 years. “A special bird touches down in the Land of the Brave to carry goodwill ambassadors to the Land of the Tiger,” the High Commission of India in Windhoek tweeted on September 14.
On the news of the cheetah’s arrival in India, netizens poured in their reaction on Twitter.
great news, lets hope for the best , i believe the cheetahs will flourish in our country as there asiatic cousins use to live here,
— Mirza_here (@MMB_5460) September 15, 2022
It’s a brave experiment. All the best.
— Lala Aswini K Singh (@Lala_Aswini) September 15, 2022
#CheetahIsBack was trending on Twitter on September 15.
What a visual treat! Welcome back cheetahs! #CheetahIsBack https://t.co/DnOHhrDp40
— Anuja Musale (@MusaleAnuja) September 15, 2022
Spotted beauties will be Spotted in #KunoNationalPark Soon..!!#CheetahIsBack pic.twitter.com/G1ghBbKkli
— Akshay karoliya (@akaroliya) September 15, 2022
The countdown has begun and this charismatic cat will return to India this week.
Here is one from the #masaimara as seen today evening #cheetah #CheetahIsBack @wii_india @moefcc @MPTourism pic.twitter.com/flODcYNTg4
— Shivang Mehta (@shivangmehtaNW) September 14, 2022
Here is an interesting clip from the show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.
क्या आप सही उत्तर बता सकते हैं? pic.twitter.com/rSVop6ZqTp
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) September 15, 2022
I’m back. #CheetahIsBack #cheetah pic.twitter.com/z0a7Jf9SuV
— Delhi Zoo (@NzpDelhi) September 14, 2022
India is ready with the awareness campaigns for Cheetahs.
Awareness program on CHEETAH Re-Introduction in INDIA @kvno2saltlake1#Cheetah #CheetahIsBack pic.twitter.com/JRbnutDGrj
— IRO Kolkata MoEFCC (@iro_kolk_moefcc) September 14, 2022
“Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India”. Amravati Forest Department and Youth for Nature Conservation Org guided students about #Cheetahs through awareness campaign.#CheetahIsBack @SMungantiwar @moefcc @DrSwapnilSonon3 @MahaForest @amravati_dc @amcamravati #amravati pic.twitter.com/QsnJbI8QIT
— Pankaj Bandabuche (@pank_bandabuche) September 14, 2022
The air plan, in which five female and three male cheetahs are being brought, has been modified to fit in cages to be secured in the main cabin and allow vets to have full access to the wild cats during the flight. The aircraft has been painted with the image of a tiger. The plane will land in Jaipur and the cheetahs will be flown from Jaipur to Madhya Pradesh in helicopters.
