Last Update: January 27, 2023, 09:12 AM IST
Initially 12 Cheetahs will come under the deal. (file photo)
South Africa has signed a deal with India to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to the Asian country over the next decade, its environment department said on Thursday, after the first were transferred last year from neighboring Namibia.
signed an agreement with South Africa India Dozens of African cheetahs are to be introduced to the Asian country over the next decade, its environment department said on Thursday, after the first were transferred last year from neighboring Namibia.
About 70 years ago a species of big cat like Cheetah disappeared from India.
In September, eight radio-collared African cheetahs were released into the Kuno National Park in central India after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia, marking the first time wild cheetahs have been released across the continents.
“An initial batch of 12 cheetahs will be brought from South Africa to India in February 2023,” South Africa’s Environment Department said in a statement.
The big cats will join those brought from Namibia.
“The plan is to transfer 12 more annually for the next eight to 10 years,” the department said.
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