Bhopal, April 11 (IANS) In a significant achievement for India’s cheetah reintroduction programme, a 25-month-old Indian-born female cheetah named Gamini has given birth to four healthy cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav, described the event as a “Kuno milestone moment” and a proud achievement for the nation. Announcing the news on Saturday, the minister said that this is the first recorded …
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Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) Mukhi, India’s first cheetah born in the wild under the ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’, has turned three-years-old on Sunday, officials said. This milestone has been celebrated as a significant achievement for wildlife conservation in Madhya Pradesh and for the national effort to bring back the extinct species.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared the joyful news on social media by posting beautiful photos of ‘Mukhi’, describing the moment as one of immense pride …
Jaipur, March 27 (IANS) A cheetah that strayed from Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park has entered Rajasthan, sparking panic in Pipalda Sammel village under Madanpura panchayat in the Sultanpur area of Kota district. Cheetah KP-2 was spotted moving through fields and residential areas on Friday, prompting villagers to remain indoors.Farmers who first noticed the animal in their fields alerted the Forest Department and local police. Videos of the sightings have also been recorded and shared wi…
Bhopal, March 24 (IANS) BJP leader Mohan Yadav, who is currently serving as the 19th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, will turn 61 on March 25. Born on March 25, 1965, in Ujjain, Mohan Yadav is a lawyer by profession and has been a key figure in Madhya Pradesh politics.He previously served as a minister in the state government led by former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from 2020 to 2023.After securing his third consecutive victory from the Ujjain South Assembly seat in November 2023, Mo…
Sheopur, March 23 (IANS) Nine cheetahs translocated from Botswana and released at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh earlier late last month now have completed more than 20 days of quarantine period and the health of all these big cats is reported to be fit and healthy. Senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Uttam Sharma, who is currently serving as Feld Director of Kuno National Park and handling the ‘Project Cheetah’, told IANS on Monday that “all nine cheetahs br…
Bhopal, March 10 (IANS) Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary, which was renamed Rani Durgavati Sanctuary and covers the districts of Narasinghpur, Damoh, and Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, will soon become the third home of cheetahs in India, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday. The Chief Minister shared that preparations are almost at the final stage and that the Madhya Pradesh government will release some of the cheetahs from Kuno National Park (KNP) to Nauradehi in the next two months.“Proje…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Namibian Cheetah named Jwala has given birth to five cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, and this has taken India’s total cheetah population to the half-century mark, informed Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday.This marks a remarkable success for India’s Project Cheetah, as the endangered felines, reintroduced to the country just a few years ago, have seen a consistent, steady rise in numbers.The Union Minister posted photos of ne…
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh), March 9 (IANS) Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh welcomed another milestone in India’s cheetah programme on Monday as Namibian female cheetah Jwala gave birth to five cubs, taking the total number of India-born cheetah cubs to 33.Jwala, part of the first batch of eight cheetahs brought from Namibia to Kuno on September 17, 2022, has now delivered cubs for the third time since her relocation to India.Sharing the development, Union Environment Minister Bhupende…
Bhopal/Sheopur, March 1 (IANS) In a significant step towards wildlife conservation, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday visited Kuno National Park in Sheopur district and personally released baby gharials and endangered turtles into the Una river.The Chief Minister released 53 young gharials — 28 males and 25 females — reared at the Deori Gharial Centre. These hatchlings, nurtured for over two years, were carefully reintroduced into their natural habitat to boost the population…
Bhopal, Feb 28 (IANS) Under the Centre’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ reintroduction programme, India on Saturday brought nine more cheetahs from Botswana and released them into Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district.With the latest arrival, the total number of cheetahs at Kuno has risen to 48, including 28 cubs born in India, underscoring the growing population and the importance of local breeding to the project’s long-term success.Although an earlier announcement had …