- In the first tranche, 8 Cheetahs were brought from Namibia and were introduced in India under Project Cheetah.
- Project Cheetah is the world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
- Eight Cheetahs, five of which are female, were flown from Windhoek, Namibia to Gwalior, followed by a helicopter ride into Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur.
- In order to locate their movements, the cheetahs will be radio-collared.
- IUCN Status of the cheetah is Vulnerable and it comes under CITES Schedule.
- The cheetahs were brought in wooden crates and were released at two different spots in the National Park.
- Kuno National Park was founded in 1981 as a Wild Sanctuary and was given the status of a national park in 2018.
Question:
Q.1 Recently the Kuno National Park was introduced to____ African Cheetahs?a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 15
