The second home for Cheetah's in India are ready! The Madhya Pradesh government has completed preparations for its ambitious cheetah reintroduction project at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.

This sancutary will be second home for cheetahs in India after Kuno National Park, an official said on Tuesday.

Teams from Kenya and South Africa had earlier visited Gandhi Sagar to assess the conditions, the official said as reported by IndianExpress.

He also said that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired a meeting of the wildlife board in which it was informed that preparations have been completed. Prey animals have been relocated from Kanha, Satpura and Sanjay tiger reserves, the official said.

A wildlife department official said, “All preparations have been completed for reintroduction of the cheetah in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary. Cheetals have been reintroduced from Kanha and other places to increase their population in the region. 50 gaurs (Indian bisons) have also been successfully reintroduced from Kanha and Satpura Tiger Reserve to the Sanjay Tiger Reserve (in Sidhi district).”

On September 17, 2022, eight Namibian cheetahs – five females and three males – were released into enclosures at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district.

In February 2023, 12 more cheetahs were brought from South Africa.

Now, only 13 of the 20 adult cheetahs survive. Another 13 cubs born to these cheetahs put the total population of the animals in Kuno at 26 currently.