Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Eight Cheetahs from Botswana to Arrive in Kuno National Park
Eight cheetahs from Botswana are going to be moved to Kuno National Park in India next month.
They are currently in a special place in Botswana called Mokolodi Nature Reserve.
When they arrive in India, they will first stay in a special area to make sure they are healthy.
Later, they will be moved to bigger areas and finally released into the wild.
This is part of a big project to bring cheetahs back to India because they disappeared a long time ago.
There are already 29 cheetahs in Kuno National Park, some of which came from Namibia and South Africa a few years ago.
Eight cheetahs from Botswana will be translocated to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in the third week of February.
The cheetahs are currently quarantined at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana.
Upon arrival, they will be kept in quarantine enclosures in Kuno National Park before being moved to larger enclosures and eventually released into the wild.
A delegation from Botswana visited Kuno National Park to assess the readiness for the cheetah translocation.
Kuno National Park currently houses 29 cheetahs, including those previously translocated from Namibia and South Africa.
- Who
- Eight cheetahs from Botswana and wildlife officials from Botswana and India
- What
- Translocation of cheetahs to Kuno National Park
- When
- Third week of February
- Where
- Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- Cheetah reintroduction project to restore the species in India
- Number of Cheetahs
- 8
- Source Country
- Botswana
- Destination
- Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
- Expected Arrival Time
- Third week of February
- Current Location of Cheetahs
- Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Botswana
- Total Cheetahs in Kuno
- 29
- Previous Translocations
- 8 from Namibia, 12 from South Africa
- Extinction Declaration in India
- 1952