Kenyan delegation visited India to discuss collaboration on wildlife conservation efforts, with a particular emphasis on the ongoing Cheetah Reintroduction Project (Project Cheetah).The delegation presented a draft MoU to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) proposing collaboration.It along with capacity building and knowledge sharing, also included provisions for supplying equipment to Kenyan forest rangers to enhance field patrolling and wildlife preservation efforts.
Project Cheetah
- The Phase-1 of the project started in 2022, to restore the population of cheetahs, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952.
- It involves the translocation of cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park.
- The project is implemented by the NTCA in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, and Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
- Under Phase-2 of the Project India is considering sourcing cheetahs from Kenya due to similar habitats.
- Cheetahs will be translocated to Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh).