Overview
- The incoming batch comprises six females and two males that will land in Gwalior on an Indian Air Force aircraft before helicopter transfer to Kuno around 9:30 am on February 28.
- Kuno has prepared enclosures for about a month of quarantine, with five new helipads in place and IAF trial runs completed.
- Since 2023, the park has recorded 39 cub births with 27 survivors, indicating established reproduction among both Africa‑born and India‑born females.
- Three cheetahs have been relocated to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, while 35 remain at Kuno ahead of the new arrivals.
- Managers cite a near‑term goal of about 50 cheetahs with central government support and an official target of 60–70 self‑sustaining individuals by 2032.