Why in News?
The Four Years of Cheetahs in India – A Status Review was released on September 17, 2026, marking the progress of the reintroduction project since its launch in 2022.
Key Details
India’s cheetah population reached 52, including 32 cheetahs born in India.
49 cheetahs are in Kuno National Park and 3 are in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.
India began the reintroduction programme in September 2022
eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park.
In February 2023, another 12 cheetahs arrived from South Africa.
In February 2026, India added nine cheetahs from Botswana
32 cubs born via natural breeding in the country.
Exam Connect
Project Cheetah → world’s first intercontinental large wild-carnivore translocation project → launched after cheetahs had been declared extinct in India in 1952
Kuno National Park → Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh → sanctuary 1981 → National Park 2018
