Book — Bringing the Cheetah Back to India

Key Facts

  • Author: Prashant Agrawal
  • Author's background: Indian Forest Service officer, 1998 batch
  • Publisher: Hachette India
  • Subject: India's cheetah reintroduction programme
  • Scientific name of African cheetah: Acinonyx jubatus
  • Location: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
  • First batch: 8 cheetahs from Namibia
  • Date: 17 September 2022
  • Cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952.

Mains Link

Project Cheetah → species reintroduction → ecological restoration → international cooperation → conservation diplomacy