Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 08 Apr 2024

Kuno National Park

Why in News?

Tourists are visiting Kuno National Park located in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, to see Cheetahs.

Key Points

• Kuno National Park is home to several cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa.
  • The Cheetah Reintroduction Project in India formally commenced on September 17, 2022, to restore the population of cheetahs, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952.
  • The project is implemented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), and cheetah experts from Namibia and South Africa.