The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh said tourism has jumped five‑fold ever since the cheetah reintroduction at Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary was carried out successfully.
During the ceremony for International Cheetah Day, Mohan Yadav released an African female cheetah named “Veera” along with her two 10‑month‑old cubs into the open forest at Kuno. At the same event he launched the Kuno National Park Calendar – 2026, unveiled a guide titled Field Manual for Clinical Management of Free‑Ranging Cheetahs in Kuno National Park, and opened a souvenir shop.
“With the successful rehabilitation of cheetahs, Kuno National Park has become a centre of international importance,” Yadav said, adding that third‑generation cheetahs born on Indian soil now roam freely and have spread from Sheopur to Morena and even into Rajasthan.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav for initiating this project. Modi released eight Namibian cheetahs at Kuno on 17 September 2022, followed by 12 more from South Africa on 18 February 2023.
Despite early losses of a few felines, the programme now boasts 32 cheetahs in the state. The most striking milestone came on 20 November, when Mukhi, an Indian‑born female cheetah, successfully gave birth to five living cubs.
Yadav noted that the growing cheetah population has created work opportunities for communities around Kuno, who have learned to coexist with the big cats.
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