Cheetahs from Namibia to mark Indian PM's birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release Cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur and preparation is underway for reintroducing cheetahs in the country after almost 70 years. On the occasion of his birthday, PM Modi will release eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Kuno National Park as part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify the country's wildlife and habitat.

Cheetah Project Chief and Member Secretary National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) SP Yadav said the Prime Minister will release two cheetahs from enclosure number one and after that about 70 meters away, which is the second enclosure PM will release another cheetah. The remaining Cheetahs will be released in their respective quarantine areas made for them.

Yadav said that Cheetahs are being brought in the country from Namibia through a special chartered cargo plane Boeing 747 which will land in India in the morning of September 17.

(ANI)