REVEALED: Details Into Kenya’s Plans To Relocate Cheetahs To India
The Indian government has announced plans to relocate a group of cheetahs from various African countries, including Kenya, by next year.
According to sources from The Times of India, the Indian government has already begun talks with the Kenyan government to ensure that 8-10 cheetahs are relocated from Kenya by 2026.
India is currently negotiating with several African countries to bring in additional cheetahs to supplement the existing population.
Kenya is one of three African countries, along with Namibia and Botswana, that are now working with the Indian government to facilitate the relocation under the ‘Project Cheetah’.
The cheetahs will be relocated to either Kuno National Park (KNP) or the Gandhinagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, both of which have already received cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa over the last four years.
The Nauredehi Wildlife Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh) and Banni Grasslands (Gujarat) are currently preparing to accept more cheetahs under the translocation initiative.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu is currently on a state visit to Botswana, where she is due to sign a formal agreement with South Africa approving the translocation.
According to sources, Botswana plans to ship its first batch of Cheetahs to India in December 2025 or January 2026.
“The fresh batch of cheetahs from Botswana will either be relocated to KNP or Gandhinagar or to both landscapes,” an official from the Indian government told the publication.
India currently has 27 cheetahs, with 24 in Kuno National Park and three in the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
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This population includes 16 cheetahs born in India, along with the original imported adults.
In 2022, India received the first batch of eight Cheetahs from Namibia, while 12 others arrived from South Africa in 2023.
11 of the 20 animals survived. Since then, 26 cubs have been born in KNP, but only 16 of them survived.
Kenya has an estimated population of 800 to 1,200 adult cheetahs, distributed across different national reserves and conservancies.
REVEALED: Details Into Kenya’s Plans To Relocate Cheetahs To India
