The big cat, an extinct cheetah, is back in India, via special cargo flights from Africa’s Namibia.
Notably, this big cat became extinct in India, which was once found in India but has been extinct since the early 1950s. However, after years, on the 17th of September, Saturday, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, India is not only celebrating birthday, but the return of the extinct Cheetah.
The eight cheetahs were brought in by a special chartered cargo plane Boeing-747, from Namibia to Gujarat.
Mr. Narendra Modi would release these cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National park. The moment is a prestigious historic one, as the species has been badly hit and nearly 13 countries have reported their extinction.
In a recent series of tweets, IFS Parveen Kaswan has talked about the how the cheetahs were hunted, maimed, and domesticated for hunting parties in the sub-continent.
History suggests that cheetahs were in the least conflict with humans. They were rather domesticated and used by hunting parties widely. They were also popularly called ‘hunting leopards’.
To protect Cheetahs, the Indian Government came up with the wildlife protection act, passed in 1972 and by then Cheetah was already extinct in India.
Not only cheetahs but most of the charismatic animals were hunted in those days by kings and britishers. Until the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 was passed it was very late.
However, after years, Cheetahs return to India.
When animals were brought back from the brink of extinction, India welcomed back cheetahs after they went extinct in the country over 70 years ago.
Notably, the arrival of cheetahs is not only pride, but would also 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 resident
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. The eight African cheetahs would be released in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
