India, Feb. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
India's sky high efforts for cheetahs �� ����!
The cheetahs from Botswana were extended a smooth air ride to India by IAF's C17 Globemaster from 81 squadron (the Skylords), and further to Kuno by IAF's helicopters.
The seamless coordination, precision flying, and unwavering. pic.twitter.com/WKFpsfLmgS
On February 28, 2026, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri 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 lan...