Kuno Palpur National Park
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Wild Wild Best: Inside Kuno National Park, the once-forgotten gem of Madhya Pradesh, now home to cheetahs
Fp Explainers •Eight African cheetahs were released in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We take a look at the history of this sanctuary, which was once the hunting ground of maharajas of Gwalior, and why it was picked for the grand reintroduction project
Firstpost Podcast: Why did India need to import Cheetahs?
Fp Podcast •Why are eight cheetahs being brought to India? Tune in to find out
Explained: How the arrival of cheetahs will benefit locals living around Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park
•Tourism is likely to rise around Madhya Pradesh's Kuno-Palpur National after the arrival of the cheetahs, which will create new job opportunities for the local residents
From Dacoit to 'Cheetah Mitra': The story of Ramesh Sikarwar, raising awareness about the wild cats coming to Kuno
•Ramesh Sikarwar, 72, has been roped in by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department as a 'Cheetah Mitra' to sensitise people on the spotted felines that are being brought to the state from Africa under the Centre's ambitious programme
Two friends, two siblings and more: Who are the eight cheetahs coming to India from Namibia?
Fp Explainers •India will be home to the world’s fastest land animal again after the feline was declared extinct in the country in 1952. Five female and three male cheetahs are all set to reach Kuno-Palpur National Park on 17 September as part of the reintroduction programme
Cheetahs to travel empty stomach from Namibia to India, here's why
•Eight cheetahs will be brought to Jaipur in Rajasthan from Namibia in Africa on 17 September in a cargo aircraft as part of an inter-continental translocation project and flown to the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Sheopur district the same day
Cheetahs are coming from Namibia: How the wild cats will be reintroduced in India
Fp Explainers •Eight cheetahs, four male and four female, will be housed at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park as part of the pact signed with Namibia. The felines are expected to arrive in India by 15 August
India set to be home of cheetahs after 70 years: Kuno-Palpur National Park ready to welcome nearly 15 of them
•India's last spotted cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in undivided Madhya Pradesh in 1947 and the wild animal was declared extinct in the country in 1952