Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav welcomes 9 Cheetahs from Botswana, at Kuno National Park

• On 28 February 2026, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released 9 cheetahs from Botswana (6 females, 3 males) into quarantine bomas at Kuno National Park (KNP), Madhya Pradesh, taking India's cheetah count to 48, including 28 India-born cubs.
• Marks the third source-country translocation under Project Cheetah — after Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023) — and the first under a fresh India–Botswana wildlife cooperation arrangement.
• Examinable as the world's first inter-continental translocation of a large carnivore and a flagship case study in species reintroduction under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.