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More Cheetahs transfer from South Africa
February 1 , 2023
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- India and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get over 100 cheetahs from South Africa over the next decade.
- This was confirmed through a press release by the South African country.
- As of now, the agreement has been signed with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
- Seven male and five female cheetahs are expected to reach Kuno by February 15.
- Cheetah is the only large carnivore that got completely wiped out from India due to over-hunting and habitat loss.
- The last cheetah died in Koriya district of present-day Chhattisgarh in 1947 and the species was declared extinct in 1952.
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