State PCS - Madhya Pradesh (MP PCS)

• 04 Jan 2024

Cheetah Cubs in Kuno National Park

Why in News?

According to the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a Namibian cheetah named Aasha has given birth to three cubs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.

• This development is termed as “a roaring success for Project Cheetah”.

Key Points

• Kuno National Park which is located in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district is home to several cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa.
• Project Cheetah in India formally commenced on September 17, 2022, to restore the population of cheetahs, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952.
• Government of India has started many Wildlife conservation projects such as:
  • Project Tiger
  • Project Elephant
  • Project Rhinoceros
  • Project Crocodile Conservation
  • Project Vulture
  • Project Red Panda
  • Project Gangetic River Dolphin
  • Project Snow Leopard
  • Project Great Indian Bustard