Exam Points
- Project: Project Cheetah.
- New cubs: 5.
- Mother: KJP21, an Indian-born female.
- Total cheetah population in India: 60.
- Indian-born cheetahs: 41.
- Location: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
- New cubs introduce Botswana lineage.
- Cheetah declared extinct in India: 1952.
- First reintroduced batch: Namibia, 2022.
News Item
Under Project Cheetah, Indian-born female cheetah KJP21 gave birth to five healthy cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 5 October 2026. India’s total cheetah population consequently rose to 60, including 41 cheetahs born in India. The cubs also mark the beginning of the Botswana genetic lineage in India because their father is a male cheetah brought from Botswana. [Akashvani News](https://newsonair.gov.in/cheetah-population-in-india-rises-to-60-with-birth-of-five-cubs-at-kuno-national-park/)
Background
Project Cheetah is India's programme for restoring cheetahs to the country after the species became extinct in India in the 20th century.
The cheetah was officially declared extinct in India in 1952.
The first batch of eight African cheetahs was brought from Namibia to Kuno National Park in September 2022.
A second batch was subsequently brought from South Africa.
Kuno National Park lies in Madhya Pradesh and forms part of the larger Kuno landscape.
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal.
Prelims Facts
- Project: Project Cheetah.
- New cubs: 5.
- Mother: KJP21, an Indian-born female.
- Total cheetah population in India: 60.
- Indian-born cheetahs: 41.
- Location: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
- New cubs introduce Botswana lineage.
- Cheetah declared extinct in India: 1952.
- First reintroduced batch: Namibia, 2022.
Mains Focus & Analysis
- The birth of successive generations of cheetahs in India is important for long-term establishment of the species. However, a sustainable reintroduction programme requires adequate prey, large connected habitats, genetic diversity, disease surveillance, scientific monitoring and management of human-wildlife interactions.
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Explanation: All three statements are correct. Kuno is in Madhya Pradesh, the first reintroduced cheetahs arrived from Namibia in September 2022, and the cheetah had been declared extinct in India in 1952.
परीक्षा बिंदु (Exam Points)
- Project: Project Cheetah।
- नए cubs: 5।
- Mother: KJP21, Indian-born female।
- भारत में total cheetah population: 60।
- India-born cheetahs: 41।
- Location: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh।
- नए cubs से Botswana lineage की शुरुआत।
- भारत में cheetah extinct घोषित: 1952।
- पहली reintroduced batch: Namibia, 2022।
समाचार
Project Cheetah के अंतर्गत Indian-born female cheetah KJP21 ने 5 अक्टूबर 2026 को Madhya Pradesh के Kuno National Park में पांच healthy cubs को जन्म दिया। इसके साथ भारत में cheetahs की total population बढ़कर 60 हो गई, जिनमें 41 भारत में जन्मे cheetahs हैं। Cubs के पिता Botswana से लाए गए male cheetah हैं, इसलिए यह भारत में Botswana genetic lineage की शुरुआत भी है। [Akashvani News](https://newsonair.gov.in/cheetah-population-in-india-rises-to-60-with-birth-of-five-cubs-at-kuno-national-park/)
पृष्ठभूमि
Project Cheetah भारत में cheetah को पुनः स्थापित करने का programme है। यह species 20वीं century में भारत से extinct हो गई थी।
भारत में cheetah को 1952 में officially extinct घोषित किया गया था।
September 2022 में Namibia से आठ African cheetahs की पहली batch Kuno National Park लाई गई थी।
इसके बाद South Africa से भी cheetahs लाए गए।
Kuno National Park Madhya Pradesh में स्थित है और larger Kuno landscape का हिस्सा है।
Cheetah दुनिया का fastest land animal है।
प्रारंभिक परीक्षा तथ्य
- Project: Project Cheetah।
- नए cubs: 5।
- Mother: KJP21, Indian-born female।
- भारत में total cheetah population: 60।
- India-born cheetahs: 41।
- Location: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh।
- नए cubs से Botswana lineage की शुरुआत।
- भारत में cheetah extinct घोषित: 1952।
- पहली reintroduced batch: Namibia, 2022।
मुख्य परीक्षा दृष्टिकोण (विश्लेषण)
- भारत में successive generations of cheetahs का जन्म species की long-term establishment के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है। लेकिन sustainable reintroduction के लिए पर्याप्त prey, बड़े connected habitats, genetic diversity, disease surveillance, scientific monitoring और human-wildlife interactions का effective management आवश्यक है।
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व्याख्या: तीनों कथन सही हैं। Kuno Madhya Pradesh में है, पहली reintroduced cheetah batch September 2022 में Namibia से आई थी और cheetah को भारत में 1952 में extinct घोषित किया गया था।