Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted Sunday two of the eight cheetahs introduced from Namibia to the Kuno Nationwide Park in Madhya Pradesh have been launched to a much bigger enclosure for additional adaptation after obligatory quarantine.
“Nice information! Am instructed that after the obligatory quarantine, 2 cheetahs have been launched to a much bigger enclosure for additional adaptation to the Kuno habitat. Others might be launched quickly. I’m additionally glad to know that each one cheetahs are wholesome, energetic and adjusting properly,” Modi posted on Twitter together with a video.
Nice information! Am instructed that after the obligatory quarantine, 2 cheetahs have been launched to a much bigger enclosure for additional adaptation to the Kuno habitat. Others might be launched quickly. I’m additionally glad to know that each one cheetahs are wholesome, energetic and adjusting properly. 🐆 pic.twitter.com/UeAGcs8YmJ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 6, 2022
The cheetahs have been flown from the African nation and launched within the Kuno Nationwide Park (KNP) in Sheopur district with a lot fanfare on September 17 at a operate by Modi as a part of a undertaking to revive their inhabitants in India, seven many years after they have been declared extinct.
Since their arrival at KNP, the large cats have been stored inside quarantine enclosures, the place they accomplished 51 days on November 6.
A South Africa-based animal conservationist has expressed concern over the excessive density of leopards within the sanctuary, however stated the 2 carnivores have a historical past of co-existence as properly.
(With inputs from PTI)