Sheopur, Feb. 28 -- Union for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav released nine cheetahs received from Botswana into quarantine enclosures at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

The animals will undergo an acclimatisation and health monitoring phase before their gradual release into the larger landscape.

In a post on X, Yadav announced the arrival of the nine cheetahs, six females and three males from Botswana.

"After eight cheetahs from Namibia were first reintroduced to India on September 17, 2022, and 12 were brought from South Africa in February 2023, I am thrilled to announce the arrival of nine cheetahs from Botswana -- 6 females and 3 males -- at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. With a thriving populatio...