Africa-Press – Namibia. EIGHT cheetahs that were flown from Namibia to Kuno National Park in India in September are adapting well to their new home.
The cheetahs were sent to the Asian country to reintroduce the species in that country after 70 years of extinction. Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) founder and executive director Laurie Marker says all the cheetahs are doing well.
“They all have transitioned out of their quarantine area over the past few weeks into the second stage of the introduction of pens, where there is prey. All are hunting and exploring their new areas,” Marker says, adding that the cheetahs are very calm and seem to be adjusting to their new environment.
“CCF staff and rewinding experts, Eli Walker and Barth Balli, are staying at Kuno National Park in India and have been monitoring their progress. In addition, they have been training the park rangers and the Indian researchers on cheetah behaviours and monitoring. I am regularly in contact with the ground team, with updates daily or more as needed. So far, so good,” she says.
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