Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav confirmed the Feb. 28 arrival after meeting Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, who assured central support.
- Botswana gifted the eight cheetahs during President Droupadi Murmu’s November 2025 visit, and officials say they are in quarantine with five females and two under two years old.
- Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, developed as a second site alongside Kuno, cleared a December review of quarantine enclosures, control rooms and hospital facilities by Indian and Botswana teams.
- Project Cheetah previously brought eight animals from Namibia in 2022 and 12 from South Africa in 2023, with nine adult deaths reported and the total population now above 30 including cubs.
- Madhya Pradesh is also pursuing relocation of wild buffalo from Assam as part of broader biodiversity and tourism plans.