Twelve formerly wild cheetahs, which have been in holding pens for over seven months, are scheduled to be crated and flown to India on Friday, 17 February. But a conservation group is trying to stop this from happening, declaring it a violation of ...
by Don Pinnock, Daily MaverickRunning for their lives – last-minute bid to stop cheetah export to India by Don Pinnock, Daily Maverick February 16, 2023 The cheetahs are destined for Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, central India, to join eight others imported from Namibia in September 2022. The cats have been penned since July last year, awaiting the go-ahead. The deal has now been signed off by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.
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