Bhopal: Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying 12 cheetahs arrived today in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa. The cheetahs were flown to Gwalior this morning from where they have been deported to Kuno National Park in Sheopur district at 12 noon.
Indian Air Force tweeted a welcome note for the cheetahs. “An IAF C-17 aircraft carrying the second batch of 12 cheetahs landed at AF station Gwalior today, after a 10 hour flight from Johannesburg, South Africa”, tweeted IAF.
Cheering the increasing cheetah’s population in India, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change tweeted the achievement.
As per the Indian wildlife laws, the animals are required to be kept in isolation for 30 days after the arrival in the country. 10 quarantine enclosures have been created at the reserve for the big cats. The cheetahs; seven males and five females will be released into their quarantine enclosures by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
Earlier on September 17, eight Namibian Cheetahs were flown to India and released to the Kuno National Park on Prime Minister’s birthday. These cheetahs are now in a hunting enclosure- a six square kilometer area when they can interact with each other.