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Leopard, cheetah, jaguar: Why big cat prints never go out of fashion

October 04, 2025 6:28 pm

Animal prints never go out of style. From leopard’s elegance to cheetah’s playful spots and jaguar’s bold rosettes, each carries its own identity and allure.

How Madhya Pradesh is planning for a cheetah mating programme in Gandhi Sagar

September 16, 2025 12:41 am

The move is part of the state’s ambitious plans to populate the site as a second home for cheetahs, after Kuno. What concerns will have to be addressed?

Exclusive | Matchmaking in MP: To make Gandhi Sagar a second home for cheetahs, wildlife dept will introduce female after monsoon

September 02, 2025 2:17 am

In April, wildlife officials went ahead with the plan to introduce cheetahs to Gandhi Sagar by relocating six-year-old Prabhash and Pavak there

Exclusive | Ambitious plan for cheetah corridor between Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan put on backburner

September 02, 2025 5:49 am

MP officials confirm MoU put on hold since they want to ensure the state’s cheetah population grows first

Exclusive | To revive cheetah prey base, wildlife officials mulled getting blackbucks from Agra

August 04, 2025 8:00 am

Cheetah project meetings also discussed surrogacy programme, moving old cheetahs to Gandhi Sagar. Both ideas eventually shelved.

8-year-old Namibian female cheetah dies from injuries at Kuno

July 13, 2025 3:38 am

Nabha was one of the cheetahs translocated from Namibia under Project Cheetah, the Government of India’s flagship reintroduction initiative.

‘Misplaced concerns’, ‘misconceptions’: In paper countering Project Cheetah criticism, officials say animals are now well-adapted

June 09, 2025 5:44 pm

Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022 and introduced African cheetahs into India from Namibia and South Africa. Initially, 20 cheetahs were imported from the two countries.

On Mother’s Day, Kuno National Park in MP shares heartwarming video of new Cheetah moms, cubs. WATCH

May 11, 2025 10:21 am

On September 17, 2022, eight cheetahs—five females and three males—were translocated from Namibia to Kuno, marking the world's first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs.

Kuno gets 5 new cheetah cubs — and crucial mixing of South African, Namibian lineages

April 28, 2025 12:06 pm

Kuno National park director Uttam Kumar Sharma said, "First cubs having a Namibian father (Gaurav) and South African mother (Nirva) were born at Kuno National Park. They were blessed with five precious new lives."

South African cheetahs Prabhash and Pavak get new home, 250 km from Kuno

April 21, 2025 9:43 am

The two male cheetahs, originally brought from South Africa’s Waterberg Biosphere Reserve to Kuno in February 2023, were chosen for the move to Gandhi Sagar due to their wild traits, hunting record and age, wildlife officials said.

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The cheetahs are back: PM Narendra Modi releases the big cats at Kuno National Park

September 17, 2022 1:05 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is celebrating his 72nd birthday, released three cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh around 11.30 am.

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