Theres some good news for wildlife enthusiasts. For the first time in 70 years, India's forests will be home to cheetahs. Go. The MoU seeks to promote conservation and restoration of Cheetahs in their former range from which the species went extinct. There were approximately 100,000 cheetahs in 1900, distributed throughout western Asia and Africa. This species was the blue antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus. Madame Rose Peony on May 27, 2019: I think best place to keep cheetahs as pets would be either really big estate,ranch or farm. Their return comes decades after India's indigenous population was India is one step closer to bringing cheetahs, the worlds fastest animal, back home after they went extinct in the country since 1952.. On Wednesday, the Narendra Modi government inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Namibia to bring cheetahs to the country, with the first batch of eight wild cats set to arrive by Quarantined in two different bomas, or small, fenced camps, they are part of the first batch of 20 cheetahs that India will receive as part of its plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The Asiatic cheetah (A. j. venaticus) survives in Iran, but is critically endangered. Key points: Eight African cheetahs will be shipped to an Indian wildlife sanctuary for captive breeding India's population of Asiatic cheetahs was declared extinct in the 1950s The Cape zebra lived throughout Africa during the Quaternary period but went extinct by its end. Cheetahs have been extinct in India for the past 70 years. If I want to keep cheetahs as pets,I'd go to Dubai,right? Tordiffe said South Africa plans to provide more cheetahs to India until the population is viable. In 1952, the cheetah was declared officially extinct in the country. Menu. Cheetahs, the fastest animal on land, are returning to India after more than 70 years. This was largely due to habitat loss and hunting for their distinct spotted pelts. Explore a list of 100 animals that have recently become extinct, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and invertebrates. Over the past 50 years, cheetahs have become extinct in at least 13 countries. One species of Quaternary megafauna would also go extinct later on after contact with European settlers, after having its range reduced during the Quaternary extinction event. The Asian Cheetahs were native to India before they were declared extinct in 1952. Q: Will this experiment succeed in India? tigers and cheetahs would be better equipped to defend themselves against extinction than less dangerous animals--but you'd be dead wrong. Eight of them are set to arrive in August from Namibia, home to one of the world's largest populations of the wild cat. How will the cheetahs be reintroduced into the wild? The last three Asiatic cheetahs were hunted down in 1948 by an Indian king in central India. After that, they will be Bhopal/Sheopur: A wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is getting ready to welcome its new inhabitants, African cheetahs, which are being brought under an intercontinental translocation project and if everything goes as per plan, the majestic beasts will be here as early as next month. According to officials, the first batch comprising four male and as many female cheetahs will arrive from Namibia by August 15. On arrival, the cats will be put into quarantine for a month in a fenced area within the national park. The Asiatic cheetah went extinct in India in 1952 because of habitat loss and poaching. Before 15th August, India is expecting 8-9 Cheetahs to be brought to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The fastest land animal in the world, declared extinct in the country in 1952, will find Cheetahs are to return to Indias forests this India and Namibia have signed an MoU to reintroduce fastest terrestrial speciesthe cheetahin the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, expectedly around August 15. An estimated 7,500 to 10,000 cheetahs remain in the wild. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) According to Jhala, it's no mystery why the cheetah vanished from India's grasslands. Last month, India and Namibia signed a pact for the reintroduction of cheetahs, declared extinct in the country in 1952. The 12 African cheetahs that will board a flight to India from South Africa next month are being prepared for their trans-continental journey. Cheetahs are set to race on the plains of India for the first time since the world's fastest land animal was driven to extinction in the South Asian country 70 Photo: PIB. Cheetahs, extinct in India 70 years ago, will soon roam in this MP forest Premium Cheetahs, the worlds fastest mammals, will be reintroduced to Tordiffe said the Indian cheetah became extinct in the 1950s as the species had been hunted down because of the bounty offered by Cheetah will come to India after 70 years after being extinct for 70 years. decades after they went extinct. Experts share their view on introduction of African Cheetahs in India. the animals will first go through a At least 16 cheetahs are coming to India from South Africa and Namibia, home to more than a third of the world's 7,000 cheetahs.