Decades after extinction, the Cheetahs are welcome on Indian soil after 70 years. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Cheetahs that were brought from Namibia at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

World's fastest land animal Cheetah returns to India after 70 years

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cheetahs that were brought from Namibia at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. PM Modi called it a historic moment during his address to the nation.

Indian PM Modi releases Cheetahs brought from Namibia in MP's Kuno National Park

In the next two weeks, India will be home to Cheetahs, which went extinct nearly seven decades ago.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving at Kuno National Park in the state to welcome the big cats on September 17, which also happens to be the prime minister's birthday.

The large carnivores went extinct in the country in 1952.

India is getting Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa.&nbsp;

As per officials, an MoU between India and Namibia has already been signed and the one with SA is expected to be signed soon.

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh cabinet meeting at the secretariat in its capital city Bhopal, Chouhan told his ministers that Modi will be arriving at Kuno National Park on September 17 to launch the ambitious Cheetah introduction project.&nbsp;

WION confirms that all arrangements for the relocation of another set of Cheetahs from South Africa are already in place but the agreement between India and SA is in its final stages pending signatures from the authorities. &nbsp;

As per India's Environment Ministry, Cheetahs were earlier supposed to arrive in India in August.&nbsp;

YV Jhala, the man representing India as in-charge of the relocation and who is overseeing the developments in Namibia presently, had earlier told WION that Cheetahs will be airlifted from Namibia and South Africa and brought to either Jaipur or Gwalior airports, in Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively, considering their proximity to their new home in Kuno National Park. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Jhala, who is the Dean of Wildlife Institute of India (WII), had said the Cheetahs will be kept awake under mild tranquilization for the duration of the journey.&nbsp;

As per officials, Cheetahs will be brought in a chartered plane with veterinarians from South Africa and Namibia onboard and the animals will be transferred from Jaipur/Gwalior airports to Kuno via choppers. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Back up ambulances have also been arranged in case they need to be transported by road. The total travel time is expected to be around 12 hours. &nbsp;

According to NTCA officials, if the Cheetahs show any sign of agitation or abnormal behaviour, a sedative can be given to control them. &nbsp;

Tranquilizers or sedatives are injected into animals to control their anxiety, stress and agitation. It makes them drowsy and calm and sometimes even in a state of sleep depending on the dosage.

Cheetahs will undergo 30 days of quarantine at Kuno national park after undergoing the same in their host countries. &nbsp;&nbsp;

 
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In the next two weeks, India will be home to Cheetahs, which went extinct nearly seven decades ago. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving at Kuno National Park in the state to welcome the big cats on September 17, which also happens to be the prime minister's birthday.

In the next two weeks, India will be home to Cheetahs, which went extinct nearly seven decades ago. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving at Kuno National Park in the state to welcome the big cats on September 17, which also happens to be the prime minister's birthday. The large carnivores went extinct in the country in 1952. India is getting Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa. As per officials, an MoU between India and Namibia has already been signed and the one with SA is expected to be signed soon. Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh cabinet meeting at the secretariat in its capital city Bhopal, Chouhan told his ministers that Modi will be arriving at Kuno National Park on September 17 to launch the ambitious Cheetah introduction project. WION confirms that all arrangements for the relocation of another set of Cheetahs from South Africa are already in place but the agreement between India and SA is in its final stages pending signatures from the authorities. As per India's Environment Ministry, Cheetahs were earlier supposed to arrive in India in August. YV Jhala, the man representing India as in-charge of the relocation and who is overseeing the developments in Namibia presently, had earlier told WION that Cheetahs will be airlifted from Namibia and South Africa and brought to either Jaipur or Gwalior airports, in Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively, considering their proximity to their new home in Kuno National Park. Jhala, who is the Dean of Wildlife Institute of India (WII), had said the Cheetahs will be kept awake under mild tranquilization for the duration of the journey. As per officials, Cheetahs will be brought in a chartered plane with veterinarians from South Africa and Namibia onboard and the animals will be transferred from Jaipur/Gwalior airports to Kuno via choppers. Also Read: Sustainable batteries made from lobster and crab shells might be the future Back up ambulances have also been arranged in case they need to be transported by road. The total travel time is expected to be around 12 hours. According to NTCA officials, if the Cheetahs show any sign of agitation or abnormal behaviour, a sedative can be given to control them. Tranquilizers or sedatives are injected into animals to control their anxiety, stress and agitation. It makes them drowsy and calm and sometimes even in a state of sleep depending on the dosage. Cheetahs will undergo 30 days of quarantine at Kuno national park after undergoing the same in their host countries.

Cheetahs to arrive in India on 17 Sep: MP Chief Minister

India is a country rich in many spheres. One of them is its fauna. The nation is famous for its big cats. However, unfortunately it lost one particular species some decades back.

India@75: Welcome back Cheetah

India is all set to welcome cheetahs, the large carnivores which went extinct in the country in 1952, with a team of experts in Namibia making preparations for their translocation most likely within this month. &nbsp;&nbsp;

WION confirms that all arrangements for relocation of another set of cheetahs from South Africa are already in place but the agreement between India and SA is in its final stages pending signatures from the authorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;

India's environment ministry says that preparations have been made at India’s Kuno National Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh to welcome Cheetahs in August. However, top reliable sources in the ministry said that cheetahs will not arrive in India before its 75th&nbsp;Independence Day on 15th August, as expected earlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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WION spoke to Y V Jhala, the man representing India as an in-charge of the relocation and who is overseeing the developments in Namibia presently.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mode of Travel&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jhala, who is the Dean of Wildlife Institute of India (WII), said cheetahs will be airlifted from Namibia and South Africa and brought to either Jaipur or Gwalior airports, in Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively, considering their close proximity to their new home in Kuno National Park. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Another official confirmed the same and said that cheetahs will be brought in chartered plane with veterinarians from South Africa and Namibia onboard and the animals will be transferred from Jaipur/Gwalior airports to Kuno via choppers.

Back up ambulances have also been arranged in case they need to be transported through road. The total travel time is expected to be around 12 hours.

Will Cheetahs be tranquilised, quarantined?&nbsp;

According to Jhala, the Cheetahs will be kept awake under mild tranquilization for the duration of the journey.&nbsp;

However, S P Yadav, member secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority and additional director general, Project Tiger, said Cheetahs won’t be tranquilized even mildly as it may affect the animal’s health. &nbsp;&nbsp;

However, he said that if the Cheetahs show any sign of agitation or abnormal behaviour, a sedative can be given to control them.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Tranquilizers or sedatives are injected into animals to control their anxiety, stress and agitation. It makes them drowsy and calm and sometimes even in a state of sleep depending on the dosage &nbsp;

According to both Jhala and Yadav, the cheetahs will undergo 30 days of quarantine at Kuno national park after undergoing the same in their host countries.&nbsp;

“Cheetahs will be quarantined in Kuno for 30 days to check for any abnormalities or disease. Two experts each from SA and Namibia will come and stay here during this period,” Yadav told WION.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Why Kuno National Park, MP?&nbsp;

Wildlife experts identified Kuno-Palpur National Park in India’s Madhya Pradesh for its suitable landscape for cheetahs. &nbsp;

Established in 1981,&nbsp;Kuno National Park is spread over an area of 748.76 square km and is a part of the Kuno National Park division which covers an area of 1235.39 square km. Kuno river, one of the major tributaries of Chambal river, flows through the entire length bisecting the National Park division.&nbsp;

Kuno park is home to&nbsp;tigers, jackal, chinkara and leopards. It has the potential to carry populations of all four of India's big cats the tiger, the leopard, the Asiatic lion and also cheetah, all four of which have coexisted within the same habitats historically.&nbsp;

According to NTCA,&nbsp;leopards in Kuno are being released in different enclosures to avoid their conflict with cheetahs.&nbsp;&nbsp;

India is confident that it will provide the best environment to cheetahs, Yadav said, adding that experts from South Africa and Namibia visited the Kuno national park and were very impressed with the location.

India MoUs with Namibia and SA&nbsp;

The Memorandum of Understanding between India and Namibia on translocation of cheetahs has already been signed but the one between India and South Africa is pending signatures.&nbsp;

Officials said that the MoU has been finalized from India’s side and has to just be signed by the President of South Africa. &nbsp;

Speaking to WION, Albi Modise, Spokesperson, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa, said that translocation of Cheetahs from South Africa to India is a “historic moment” and that discussions are going on between the two countries which will culminate into signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between them.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“Discussions between South Africa and Indian officials have been ongoing for past few months. The discussions are part of the request and efforts to translocate a few cheetahs from SA to India. The discussions are largely at the point where the two countries have agreed on the parameters within which the MoU which is a memorandum of understanding to be signed by ministers with environment portfolio in South Africa and India.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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“At this point one cannot say much except to say that indeed those discussions are happening, and those discussions will ultimately culminate in the signing of the MoU between South Africa and India facilitating the translocation of the cheetah from SA to India,” Modise said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“It is a historic moment for us and we want to ensure that as and when it happens, it happens within the parameters of clearly defined laws and also respect the requirements and specifications when it comes to translocation of that particular nature,” he told WION. &nbsp;&nbsp;

India’s environment ministry says that the endeavour to bring Cheetahs to India will enhance the country’s capacity to sequester carbon through ecosystem restoration activities in cheetah conservation areas and thereby contribute towards the global climate change mitigation goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“The project aims to establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provide space for its expansion within its historical range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts,” the Indian ministry said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It said that the goal is also to use cheetah as a charismatic flagship and umbrella species to garner resources for restoring open forest and savanna systems that will benefit biodiversity and ecosystem services from these ecosystems.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It also aims to manage any conflict by cheetah or other wildlife with local communities within cheetah conservation areas expediently through compensation, awareness, and management actions to win community support, the ministry said. &nbsp;

India is all set to welcome cheetahs, the large carnivores which went extinct in the country in 1952, with a team of experts in Namibia making preparations for their translocation most likely within this month.

India is all set to welcome cheetahs, the large carnivores which went extinct in the country in 1952, with a team of experts in Namibia making preparations for their translocation most likely within this month. WION confirms that all arrangements for relocation of another set of cheetahs from South Africa are already in place but the agreement between India and SA is in its final stages pending signatures from the authorities. India's environment ministry says that preparations have been made at India’s Kuno National Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh to welcome Cheetahs in August. However, top reliable sources in the ministry said that cheetahs will not arrive in India before its 75th Independence Day on 15th August, as expected earlier. Also read | Salman Rushdie stabbed: NY governor says he's alive, being treated at hospital WION spoke to Y V Jhala, the man representing India as an in-charge of the relocation and who is overseeing the developments in Namibia presently. Mode of Travel Jhala, who is the Dean of Wildlife Institute of India (WII), said cheetahs will be airlifted from Namibia and South Africa and brought to either Jaipur or Gwalior airports, in Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively, considering their close proximity to their new home in Kuno National Park. Another official confirmed the same and said that cheetahs will be brought in chartered plane with veterinarians from South Africa and Namibia onboard and the animals will be transferred from Jaipur/Gwalior airports to Kuno via choppers. Back up ambulances have also been arranged in case they need to be transported through road. The total travel time is expected to be around 12 hours. Will Cheetahs be tranquilised, quarantined? According to Jhala, the Cheetahs will be kept awake under mild tranquilization for the duration of the journey. However, S P Yadav, member secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority and additional director general, Project Tiger, said Cheetahs won’t be tranquilized even mildly as it may affect the animal’s health. However, he said that if the Cheetahs show any sign of agitation or abnormal behaviour, a sedative can be given to control them. Also read | Amid heatwave, UK declares drought across eight areas of England Tranquilizers or sedatives are injected into animals to control their anxiety, stress and agitation. It makes them drowsy and calm and sometimes even in a state of sleep depending on the dosage According to both Jhala and Yadav, the cheetahs will undergo 30 days of quarantine at Kuno national park after undergoing the same in their host countries. “Cheetahs will be quarantined in Kuno for 30 days to check for any abnormalities or disease. Two experts each from SA and Namibia will come and stay here during this period,” Yadav told WION. Why Kuno National Park, MP? Wildlife experts identified Kuno-Palpur National Park in India’s Madhya Pradesh for its suitable landscape for cheetahs. Established in 1981, Kuno National Park is spread over an area of 748.76 square km and is a part of the Kuno National Park division which covers an area of 1235.39 square km. Kuno river, one of the major tributaries of Chambal river, flows through the entire length bisecting the National Park division. Kuno park is home to tigers, jackal, chinkara and leopards. It has the potential to carry populations of all four of India's big cats the tiger, the leopard, the Asiatic lion and also cheetah, all four of which have coexisted within the same habitats historically. According to NTCA, leopards in Kuno are being released in different enclosures to avoid their conflict with cheetahs. India is confident that it will provide the best environment to cheetahs, Yadav said, adding that experts from South Africa and Namibia visited the Kuno national park and were very impressed with the location. India MoUs with Namibia and SA The Memorandum of Understanding between India and Namibia on translocation of cheetahs has already been signed but the one between India and South Africa is pending signatures. Officials said that the MoU has been finalized from India’s side and has to just be signed by the President of South Africa. Speaking to WION, Albi Modise, Spokesperson, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa, said that translocation of Cheetahs from South Africa to India is a “historic moment” and that discussions are going on between the two countries which will culminate into signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between them. “Discussions between South Africa and Indian officials have been ongoing for past few months. The discussions are part of the request and efforts to translocate a few cheetahs from SA to India. The discussions are largely at the point where the two countries have agreed on the parameters within which the MoU which is a memorandum of understanding to be signed by ministers with environment portfolio in South Africa and India. Also read | Iran may accept compromise on nuclear deal, hints state news agency “At this point one cannot say much except to say that indeed those discussions are happening, and those discussions will ultimately culminate in the signing of the MoU between South Africa and India facilitating the translocation of the cheetah from SA to India,” Modise said. “It is a historic moment for us and we want to ensure that as and when it happens, it happens within the parameters of clearly defined laws and also respect the requirements and specifications when it comes to translocation of that particular nature,” he told WION. India’s environment ministry says that the endeavour to bring Cheetahs to India will enhance the country’s capacity to sequester carbon through ecosystem restoration activities in cheetah conservation areas and thereby contribute towards the global climate change mitigation goals. “The project aims to establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provide space for its expansion within its historical range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts,” the Indian ministry said. It said that the goal is also to use cheetah as a charismatic flagship and umbrella species to garner resources for restoring open forest and savanna systems that will benefit biodiversity and ecosystem services from these ecosystems. It also aims to manage any conflict by cheetah or other wildlife with local communities within cheetah conservation areas expediently through compensation, awareness, and management actions to win community support, the ministry said.

After 7 decades, India all set to become home for cheetahs

The Cheetah is all set for a return to India's forests after more than 70 years. Namibia and India have inked a deal to reintroduce wild Cheetahs in India. Palki Sharma tells you more about India's plan.

Gravitas: Wild Cheetah will return to India after 7 decades

India has signed a historic MoU with Namibia to promote Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Biodiversity Utilisation. The MoU seeks to promote conservation and restoration of Cheetahs in their former range from which the species went extinct.

Before 15th August, India is expecting 8-9 Cheetahs to be brought to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.&nbsp;

Experts share their view on introduction of African Cheetahs in India.

Q: Will this experiment succeed in India?&nbsp;

Ravi Chellam, Conservation Scientist and Wildlife Biologist&nbsp;

“Indian Supreme Court had in January 2020 made it clear that the introduction of African Cheetahs in India will be experimental.

As per official documents, India is expected to have maximum 21 Cheetahs in the next 15 years. We will have to decide whether spending hundreds of crores and waiting for 15 years for 21 cheetahs is an indication of success or not.

“In 2018, India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had approached the Supreme Court of the country seeking permission to explore the introduction of Cheetah outside Kuno national park in the state of Madhya Pradesh. But now all the focus is on bringing them to Kuno. A lot of things are incorrect and confusing.”

Dr Dipankar Ghose, Director- Wildlife and Habitats, WWF India

“The reintroduction of a species in an area from where it has gone extinct is often extremely challenging, such actions demonstrate a strong commitment to conserve nature, and that this program has been initiated and supported by the Government – has lent it both weight and impetus.&nbsp;

“Success of reintroduction will depend on a variety of factors. In the immediate future, if the translocated individuals adapt to the enclosures they are released in, and go on to breed and find a population, these initial efforts will have succeeded. In the longer term, successful translocation will require that the species be reintroduced in its historical habitats in the wild.&nbsp;

“Ultimately, success may also be determined by whether the species will be able to survive and persist in the wild and be socially supported. Success will also be contingent on sustaining its besieged open habitats – grasslands, shrublands and commons so they support black buck, chinkara and other species that the Cheetah will depend on.”

YV Jhala, Dean, Wildlife Institute of India (WII)&nbsp;

“It is a major conservation initiative globally. There is no reason why it should fail when India has done so well at conserving its tigers, lions, and leopards, which are far more difficult than conserving Cheetahs.”

Q: Is bringing Cheetahs to India a good or a bad idea? And why?

Ravi Chellam

“Objectives are not clear. It seems a lot of negative impact will be there on conservative priorities of India. It’s not even mentioned in the national wildlife action plan then how are crores of funds allocated to this when other issues don’t have the same. It will shift focus from much more pressing issues.”

Dipankar Ghose

“Bringing the Cheetah to India sends a strong message about the commitment to shelter and sustain biodiversity for an imperiled species in an era of environmental devastation. The relocation shouldn’t be viewed in isolation, as an end in itself. These efforts to bring back a charismatic large predator need to be viewed against backdrop of catastrophic declines of species globally. It would have been better to get the Asian subspecies, which is currently found only in Iran.&nbsp;

“Nevertheless, bringing the Cheetah back will make India the only country with five species of big cats: tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard and cheetah (often considered as a big cat, though it cannot roar).&nbsp;

“Cheetah translocation efforts must thus be aligned with initiatives to revive, protect and sustainably manage grasslands and other open ecosystems across the Cheetah’s habitat in India – and strengthen conservation of diverse species of plants and animals, including the Great Indian Bustard that face great risks as their habitats are depleted and degraded.&nbsp;

“If we succeed on this front, the Cheetah translocation efforts may leave a lasting legacy for wildlife conservation in India. Only time will tell whether the Cheetah will go on to recolonize its historical habitats in India – and there will be great learning through this whole process.”

YV Jhala

“Bringing Cheetahs here is a good idea. Restoring lost ecosystem elements is one way of conserving biodiversity. Top predators regulate all levels in a food chain and are considered as umbrella species. Once wolves were reintroduced into the Yellowstone Ecosystem in the USA their effects were seen even on vegetation and water flows in streams! Bringing back the cheetah to India which was part of its historical range will bring back the balance and restore an evolutionary force under which many functional traits of deer and antelopes have evolved.&nbsp;

“It is also the moral obligation of mankind to restore what has been destroyed by our actions. Cheetah is also our cultural heritage and finds mention in the Vedas and Puranas. Neolithic cave paintings of the cheetah are found near Bhopal and in Gandhisager dated 10-20 thousand years ago. So it is a very good idea!”

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India has signed a historic MoU with Namibia to promote Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Biodiversity Utilisation. The MoU seeks to promote conservation and restoration of Cheetahs in their former range from which the species went extinct.

India has signed a historic MoU with Namibia to promote Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Biodiversity Utilisation. The MoU seeks to promote conservation and restoration of Cheetahs in their former range from which the species went extinct. Before 15th August, India is expecting 8-9 Cheetahs to be brought to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Experts share their view on introduction of African Cheetahs in India. Q: Will this experiment succeed in India? Ravi Chellam, Conservation Scientist and Wildlife Biologist “Indian Supreme Court had in January 2020 made it clear that the introduction of African Cheetahs in India will be experimental. As per official documents, India is expected to have maximum 21 Cheetahs in the next 15 years. We will have to decide whether spending hundreds of crores and waiting for 15 years for 21 cheetahs is an indication of success or not. “In 2018, India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had approached the Supreme Court of the country seeking permission to explore the introduction of Cheetah outside Kuno national park in the state of Madhya Pradesh. But now all the focus is on bringing them to Kuno. A lot of things are incorrect and confusing.” Dr Dipankar Ghose, Director- Wildlife and Habitats, WWF India “The reintroduction of a species in an area from where it has gone extinct is often extremely challenging, such actions demonstrate a strong commitment to conserve nature, and that this program has been initiated and supported by the Government – has lent it both weight and impetus. “Success of reintroduction will depend on a variety of factors. In the immediate future, if the translocated individuals adapt to the enclosures they are released in, and go on to breed and find a population, these initial efforts will have succeeded. In the longer term, successful translocation will require that the species be reintroduced in its historical habitats in the wild. “Ultimately, success may also be determined by whether the species will be able to survive and persist in the wild and be socially supported. Success will also be contingent on sustaining its besieged open habitats – grasslands, shrublands and commons so they support black buck, chinkara and other species that the Cheetah will depend on.” YV Jhala, Dean, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) “It is a major conservation initiative globally. There is no reason why it should fail when India has done so well at conserving its tigers, lions, and leopards, which are far more difficult than conserving Cheetahs.” Q: Is bringing Cheetahs to India a good or a bad idea? And why? Ravi Chellam “Objectives are not clear. It seems a lot of negative impact will be there on conservative priorities of India. It’s not even mentioned in the national wildlife action plan then how are crores of funds allocated to this when other issues don’t have the same. It will shift focus from much more pressing issues.” Dipankar Ghose “Bringing the Cheetah to India sends a strong message about the commitment to shelter and sustain biodiversity for an imperiled species in an era of environmental devastation. The relocation shouldn’t be viewed in isolation, as an end in itself. These efforts to bring back a charismatic large predator need to be viewed against backdrop of catastrophic declines of species globally. It would have been better to get the Asian subspecies, which is currently found only in Iran. “Nevertheless, bringing the Cheetah back will make India the only country with five species of big cats: tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard and cheetah (often considered as a big cat, though it cannot roar). “Cheetah translocation efforts must thus be aligned with initiatives to revive, protect and sustainably manage grasslands and other open ecosystems across the Cheetah’s habitat in India – and strengthen conservation of diverse species of plants and animals, including the Great Indian Bustard that face great risks as their habitats are depleted and degraded. “If we succeed on this front, the Cheetah translocation efforts may leave a lasting legacy for wildlife conservation in India. Only time will tell whether the Cheetah will go on to recolonize its historical habitats in India – and there will be great learning through this whole process.” YV Jhala “Bringing Cheetahs here is a good idea. Restoring lost ecosystem elements is one way of conserving biodiversity. Top predators regulate all levels in a food chain and are considered as umbrella species. Once wolves were reintroduced into the Yellowstone Ecosystem in the USA their effects were seen even on vegetation and water flows in streams! Bringing back the cheetah to India which was part of its historical range will bring back the balance and restore an evolutionary force under which many functional traits of deer and antelopes have evolved. “It is also the moral obligation of mankind to restore what has been destroyed by our actions. Cheetah is also our cultural heritage and finds mention in the Vedas and Puranas. Neolithic cave paintings of the cheetah are found near Bhopal and in Gandhisager dated 10-20 thousand years ago. So it is a very good idea!” You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Introduction of Cheetahs in India: What do experts say?

India and Namibia will sign pact the much-awaited pact on Cheetah relocation on Wednesday. The pact will be signed between Indian Environment minister Bhupender Yadav and Namibia's foreign minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who is on an India visit for the India-Africa conclave.&nbsp;

India is expected to get a dozen of Cheetah from Namibia under the pact, the first pact anywhere in the world for the transcontinental transfer of such large numbers of carnivorous animals.&nbsp;

The Cheetah will be brought to India before August 15 on a special flight. The Cheetahs from the African country will be relocated to MP's Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary. India is also in touch with South Africa to get another batch of Cheetahs. The number of Cheetahs India is will be relocating from South Africa is expected to be around 40.&nbsp;

Cheetahs, the fastest land animal got extinct in India in the 1950s, majorly because of excessive hunting. The last cheetahs in the wild were recorded in 1948 when three cheetahs were shot in the forests of Koriya District, Chhattisgarh. In past India has been in touch with Iran for Cheetah relocation, but the plan did not pick up.&nbsp;

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India and Namibia will sign pact the much-awaited pact on Cheetah relocation on Wednesday. The pact will be signed between Indian Environment minister Bhupender Yadav and Namibia's foreign minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who is on an India visit for the India-Africa conclave.

India and Namibia will sign pact the much-awaited pact on Cheetah relocation on Wednesday. The pact will be signed between Indian Environment minister Bhupender Yadav and Namibia's foreign minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who is on an India visit for the India-Africa conclave. India is expected to get a dozen of Cheetah from Namibia under the pact, the first pact anywhere in the world for the transcontinental transfer of such large numbers of carnivorous animals. The Cheetah will be brought to India before August 15 on a special flight. The Cheetahs from the African country will be relocated to MP's Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary. India is also in touch with South Africa to get another batch of Cheetahs. The number of Cheetahs India is will be relocating from South Africa is expected to be around 40. Cheetahs, the fastest land animal got extinct in India in the 1950s, majorly because of excessive hunting. The last cheetahs in the wild were recorded in 1948 when three cheetahs were shot in the forests of Koriya District, Chhattisgarh. In past India has been in touch with Iran for Cheetah relocation, but the plan did not pick up. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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An Indian Army pilot died while another one suffered grievous injuries after the helicopter crashed in North Kashmir's snowbound Gurez sector.

The injured co-pilot is being treated at the army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar, Indian Army's spokesperson said.&nbsp;

According to officials, Indian Army's 'Cheetah'&nbsp;helicopter was on a routine mission to evacuate an ailing soldier from a forward post in the Gurez sector when the crash took place.&nbsp;

''The helicopter lost communication with the forward post at Gujran, Baraub. A search operation on foot was immediately launched by the Indian Army, alongside search and rescue helicopters which were pressed into service,” the spokesperson said.

“The wreckage of the crashed helicopter was found in a snowbound Gujran Nallah area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora. Pilot and the co-pilot of the helicopter were grievously injured in the crash and were immediately evacuated to 92 base Hospital, Srinagar,” the statement added.

Major Sankalp Yadav, 29 years old, who was the co-pilot, succumbed to his injuries at 92 Base Hospital.

Yadav was commissioned in 2015 and was a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. He is survived by his father.&nbsp;

The Indian Army has initiated an investigation to find out what led to the crash.&nbsp;

''The injured pilot is critical and is presently in ICU at 92 Base Hospital. Events leading to the crash of the helicopter are being ascertained,” the spokesperson said.&nbsp;

An Indian Army pilot died while another one suffered grievous injuries after the helicopter crashed in North Kashmir's snowbound Gurez sector. The injured co-pilot is being treated at the army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar, Indian Army's spokesperson said.

An Indian Army pilot died while another one suffered grievous injuries after the helicopter crashed in North Kashmir's snowbound Gurez sector. The injured co-pilot is being treated at the army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar, Indian Army's spokesperson said. According to officials, Indian Army's 'Cheetah' helicopter was on a routine mission to evacuate an ailing soldier from a forward post in the Gurez sector when the crash took place. ''The helicopter lost communication with the forward post at Gujran, Baraub. A search operation on foot was immediately launched by the Indian Army, alongside search and rescue helicopters which were pressed into service,” the spokesperson said. “The wreckage of the crashed helicopter was found in a snowbound Gujran Nallah area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora. Pilot and the co-pilot of the helicopter were grievously injured in the crash and were immediately evacuated to 92 base Hospital, Srinagar,” the statement added. Major Sankalp Yadav, 29 years old, who was the co-pilot, succumbed to his injuries at 92 Base Hospital. Yadav was commissioned in 2015 and was a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. He is survived by his father. The Indian Army has initiated an investigation to find out what led to the crash. ''The injured pilot is critical and is presently in ICU at 92 Base Hospital. Events leading to the crash of the helicopter are being ascertained,” the spokesperson said.

Indian Army pilot dead, another injured after helicopter crashes in North Kashmir

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The Saudi royal family showered Donald Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory.

Little that followed went right.

A White House lawyer determined that possession of the furs and dagger most likely violated the Endangered Species Act, but the Trump administration held onto them and failed to disclose them as gifts received from a foreign government.

On the last full day of Trump’s presidency, the White House handed them over to the General Services Administration — the wrong agency — rather than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which seized the gifts this summer.

At that point, there was a surprise.

The furs, from an oil-rich family worth billions of dollars, were fake.

“Wildlife inspectors and special agents determined the linings of the robes were dyed to mimic tiger and cheetah patterns and were not comprised of protected species,” said Tyler Cherry, a spokesperson for the Interior Department, which oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Officials at the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment.

The tale of the furs is but one example of how gift exchanges between the United States and foreign leaders — a highly regulated process intended to shield administrations from questions of impropriety — devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration.

The State Department’s inspector general is investigating allegations that Trump’s political appointees walked off with gift bags worth thousands of dollars that were meant for foreign leaders at the Group of 7 summit planned for Camp David in Maryland in 2020, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bags contained dozens of items purchased with government funds, including leather portfolios, pewter trays and marble trinket boxes emblazoned with the presidential seal or the signatures of Trump and his wife, Melania.

The inspector general continues to pursue the whereabouts of a $5,800 bottle of Japanese whiskey given to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — Pompeo said he never received it — and a 22-karat gold coin given to another State Department official.

There is also a question about whether former second lady Karen Pence wrongly took two gold-toned place-card holders from the prime minister of Singapore without paying for them.

In addition, the Trump administration never disclosed that Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, received two swords and a dagger from the Saudis, although he paid $47,920 for them along with three other gifts in February, after he left office.

To be sure, Trump’s handling of foreign gifts is not at the top of his critics’ list of administration offenses. And there is no evidence that he or Melania took any gifts to which they were not entitled.

But ethics experts said the problems reflected larger issues with the Trump presidency.

“Whether this was indifference, sloppiness or the Great Train Robbery, it shows such a cavalier attitude to the law and the regular process of government,” said Stanley Brand, a criminal defense lawyer, ethics expert and former top lawyer for the House of Representatives.

The State Department declined to address the specifics of how the Trump administration handled gifts but said in a statement that it “takes seriously its role in reporting the disposition of certain gifts received by U.S. government employees” and that it was “investigating the whereabouts of gifts that are unaccounted for and the circumstances that led to their disappearance.”

This article is based on public documents and others produced by the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act, interviews with current and former government officials, and on-the-record responses to questions from several government departments and agencies. The documents include an index of gifts that Trump and his family received in Saudi Arabia in 2017 that the National Archives provided to two Democratic senators, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

The details about the missing gifts and the other widespread problems with them have not been previously reported. Politico reported in August that the State Department’s inspector general was investigating about 20 types of missing gifts.

82 Gifts From the Saudis

The nation’s founders were so concerned that European nobility could co-opt U.S. officials with lavish gifts that they included in the Constitution a clause making it illegal for an official to take anything of worth from a foreigner.

In 1966, Congress passed a law detailing how a U.S. official could keep a gift of only relatively minimal value, now capped at $415. Subsequent amendments defined gifts as government property and created a standardized process for how officials were to deal with them.

To add transparency, provisions require administrations to annually disclose the gifts given to U.S. officials by foreigners and their appraised value. The laws have no criminal penalties, although legal experts said that anyone caught taking government property could be prosecuted for theft.

The Trump administration’s gift problems date from the president’s trip in May 2017 to Saudi Arabia, whose leaders were jubilant that Trump had chosen the kingdom for his first visit abroad and was embracing them after years of tensions with the Obama administration. The Saudis have a history of giving lavish gifts to American presidents, and Trump and his aides appeared to receive a generous bounty.

The State Department disclosed a list of 82 gifts from the Saudis to Trump administration officials on the May 2017 trip in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed shortly after Trump returned home. The gifts ranged from ordinary ones such as sandals and scarves to expensive ones such as furs and daggers.

Nine of the most expensive presents — the three furs, three swords and three daggers — were sent to the White House gifts unit to be assessed and appraised but never appeared on any of the Trump State Department’s legally required annual filings for foreign gifts, according to a review of government documents.

It was not until last Jan. 19 that the White House sent the nine gifts to the General Services Administration, according to a statement from the agency.

After The New York Times this past summer inquired about why the agency was in possession of items in violation of the Endangered Species Act, the General Services Administration alerted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which in July sent an agent to collect the furs at a government warehouse in Springfield, Virginia. The agent also took the dagger, which a visiting Qatari official had given to the Trump White House in Saudi Arabia.

Inspectors examined the items, discovering more problems as they determined that the furs had been dyed and were fake. The dagger’s handle “appears to possibly contain tooth or bone of some variety” — the materials of elephant tusk — “although additional laboratory analysis would be required to identify the species,” the Interior Department said.

It is unclear if the Saudis knew about the fake furs or were deceived by a supplier, but Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an expert on Saudi-U. S. relations, called the gifts highly embarrassing.

“The two most important things for them is to look like they’re aboveboard world actors, and are rich and show their wealth,” he said.

A spokesperson for Trump did not return several messages seeking comment.

Disappearing Gift Bags

As Trump political appointees in the State Department’s protocol office packed up their belongings in January, career officers saw their departing colleagues leave with the gift bags meant for foreign leaders at the G-7 summit the previous year, the inspector general has learned. The bags had been in storage in a large room at the State Department known as the vault.

Once the Biden administration took over, career officials began to examine the accounting of foreign gifts without Trump officials looking over their shoulders.

At that point, career officials discovered that many of the gift bags were missing, as were more than a dozen additional presents given to Trump officials. The number was unusual: Government documents from the Obama and George W. Bush administrations show no unaccounted gifts given to White House officials, Cabinet members or members of the first families.

In the months that followed, the Times located many of the gifts, including a bottle of perfume and a Persian silk carpet that the Qataris had given to Steven Mnuchin, the former Treasury secretary. (His gifts were supposed to have been sent to the General Services Administration for disposal, but they were sitting in storage at the Treasury Department.)

The bottle of whiskey for Pompeo remains unaccounted for, as does the 22-karat gold coin and a porcelain bowl from Vietnam for John Bolton, Trump’s third national security adviser, who sent the Times an email exchange with the Trump White House showing that he never took it and did not want it.

One mystery has been solved: When the Times reached out to Karen Pence, a lawyer for the family said that she had taken the gold-toned place-card holders after a White House ethics lawyer told her she could keep them because they had been appraised at less than the minimal threshold, which was $390 at the time.

But according to the information provided to the State Department by the Trump White House, she should have paid for the place-card holders. Under federal guidelines, if a U.S. official is given multiple gifts in a meeting with a foreign official, the American must pay for them if the total exceeds the minimal threshold. The State Department said the Trump White House reported that Karen Pence had received the card holders along with a framed print and a clutch purse, which totaled $1,200.

Richard Cullen, the lawyer for the Pence family, said the State Department was wrong — that the gifts had been given at different meetings, and Karen Pence had declined to keep the print and clutch. In response to Cullen’s explanation, a State Department spokesperson said it stood by its characterization of Karen Pence’s gifts.

The Saudi royal family showered Donald Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory.

The Saudi royal family showered Donald Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory. Little that followed went right. A White House lawyer determined that possession of the furs and dagger most likely violated the Endangered Species Act, but the Trump administration held onto them and failed to disclose them as gifts received from a foreign government. On the last full day of Trump’s presidency, the White House handed them over to the General Services Administration — the wrong agency — rather than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which seized the gifts this summer. At that point, there was a surprise. The furs, from an oil-rich family worth billions of dollars, were fake. “Wildlife inspectors and special agents determined the linings of the robes were dyed to mimic tiger and cheetah patterns and were not comprised of protected species,” said Tyler Cherry, a spokesperson for the Interior Department, which oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Officials at the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment. The tale of the furs is but one example of how gift exchanges between the United States and foreign leaders — a highly regulated process intended to shield administrations from questions of impropriety — devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration. The State Department’s inspector general is investigating allegations that Trump’s political appointees walked off with gift bags worth thousands of dollars that were meant for foreign leaders at the Group of 7 summit planned for Camp David in Maryland in 2020, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bags contained dozens of items purchased with government funds, including leather portfolios, pewter trays and marble trinket boxes emblazoned with the presidential seal or the signatures of Trump and his wife, Melania. The inspector general continues to pursue the whereabouts of a $5,800 bottle of Japanese whiskey given to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — Pompeo said he never received it — and a 22-karat gold coin given to another State Department official. There is also a question about whether former second lady Karen Pence wrongly took two gold-toned place-card holders from the prime minister of Singapore without paying for them. In addition, the Trump administration never disclosed that Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, received two swords and a dagger from the Saudis, although he paid $47,920 for them along with three other gifts in February, after he left office. To be sure, Trump’s handling of foreign gifts is not at the top of his critics’ list of administration offenses. And there is no evidence that he or Melania took any gifts to which they were not entitled. But ethics experts said the problems reflected larger issues with the Trump presidency. “Whether this was indifference, sloppiness or the Great Train Robbery, it shows such a cavalier attitude to the law and the regular process of government,” said Stanley Brand, a criminal defense lawyer, ethics expert and former top lawyer for the House of Representatives. The State Department declined to address the specifics of how the Trump administration handled gifts but said in a statement that it “takes seriously its role in reporting the disposition of certain gifts received by U.S. government employees” and that it was “investigating the whereabouts of gifts that are unaccounted for and the circumstances that led to their disappearance.” This article is based on public documents and others produced by the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act, interviews with current and former government officials, and on-the-record responses to questions from several government departments and agencies. The documents include an index of gifts that Trump and his family received in Saudi Arabia in 2017 that the National Archives provided to two Democratic senators, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. The details about the missing gifts and the other widespread problems with them have not been previously reported. Politico reported in August that the State Department’s inspector general was investigating about 20 types of missing gifts. 82 Gifts From the Saudis The nation’s founders were so concerned that European nobility could co-opt U.S. officials with lavish gifts that they included in the Constitution a clause making it illegal for an official to take anything of worth from a foreigner. In 1966, Congress passed a law detailing how a U.S. official could keep a gift of only relatively minimal value, now capped at $415. Subsequent amendments defined gifts as government property and created a standardized process for how officials were to deal with them. To add transparency, provisions require administrations to annually disclose the gifts given to U.S. officials by foreigners and their appraised value. The laws have no criminal penalties, although legal experts said that anyone caught taking government property could be prosecuted for theft. The Trump administration’s gift problems date from the president’s trip in May 2017 to Saudi Arabia, whose leaders were jubilant that Trump had chosen the kingdom for his first visit abroad and was embracing them after years of tensions with the Obama administration. The Saudis have a history of giving lavish gifts to American presidents, and Trump and his aides appeared to receive a generous bounty. The State Department disclosed a list of 82 gifts from the Saudis to Trump administration officials on the May 2017 trip in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed shortly after Trump returned home. The gifts ranged from ordinary ones such as sandals and scarves to expensive ones such as furs and daggers. Nine of the most expensive presents — the three furs, three swords and three daggers — were sent to the White House gifts unit to be assessed and appraised but never appeared on any of the Trump State Department’s legally required annual filings for foreign gifts, according to a review of government documents. It was not until last Jan. 19 that the White House sent the nine gifts to the General Services Administration, according to a statement from the agency. After The New York Times this past summer inquired about why the agency was in possession of items in violation of the Endangered Species Act, the General Services Administration alerted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which in July sent an agent to collect the furs at a government warehouse in Springfield, Virginia. The agent also took the dagger, which a visiting Qatari official had given to the Trump White House in Saudi Arabia. Inspectors examined the items, discovering more problems as they determined that the furs had been dyed and were fake. The dagger’s handle “appears to possibly contain tooth or bone of some variety” — the materials of elephant tusk — “although additional laboratory analysis would be required to identify the species,” the Interior Department said. It is unclear if the Saudis knew about the fake furs or were deceived by a supplier, but Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an expert on Saudi-U. S. relations, called the gifts highly embarrassing. “The two most important things for them is to look like they’re aboveboard world actors, and are rich and show their wealth,” he said. A spokesperson for Trump did not return several messages seeking comment. Disappearing Gift Bags As Trump political appointees in the State Department’s protocol office packed up their belongings in January, career officers saw their departing colleagues leave with the gift bags meant for foreign leaders at the G-7 summit the previous year, the inspector general has learned. The bags had been in storage in a large room at the State Department known as the vault. Once the Biden administration took over, career officials began to examine the accounting of foreign gifts without Trump officials looking over their shoulders. At that point, career officials discovered that many of the gift bags were missing, as were more than a dozen additional presents given to Trump officials. The number was unusual: Government documents from the Obama and George W. Bush administrations show no unaccounted gifts given to White House officials, Cabinet members or members of the first families. In the months that followed, the Times located many of the gifts, including a bottle of perfume and a Persian silk carpet that the Qataris had given to Steven Mnuchin, the former Treasury secretary. (His gifts were supposed to have been sent to the General Services Administration for disposal, but they were sitting in storage at the Treasury Department.) The bottle of whiskey for Pompeo remains unaccounted for, as does the 22-karat gold coin and a porcelain bowl from Vietnam for John Bolton, Trump’s third national security adviser, who sent the Times an email exchange with the Trump White House showing that he never took it and did not want it. One mystery has been solved: When the Times reached out to Karen Pence, a lawyer for the family said that she had taken the gold-toned place-card holders after a White House ethics lawyer told her she could keep them because they had been appraised at less than the minimal threshold, which was $390 at the time. But according to the information provided to the State Department by the Trump White House, she should have paid for the place-card holders. Under federal guidelines, if a U.S. official is given multiple gifts in a meeting with a foreign official, the American must pay for them if the total exceeds the minimal threshold. The State Department said the Trump White House reported that Karen Pence had received the card holders along with a framed print and a clutch purse, which totaled $1,200. Richard Cullen, the lawyer for the Pence family, said the State Department was wrong — that the gifts had been given at different meetings, and Karen Pence had declined to keep the print and clutch. In response to Cullen’s explanation, a State Department spokesperson said it stood by its characterization of Karen Pence’s gifts.

White tiger and cheetah furs: A mess of Trump gift exchanges

After years of staying away from the Asian country, the world’s fastest animal is set to return to India after travelling 8,405 km.

Eight cheetahs, five males and three females, will be travelling from South Africa to India in November after the country has managed to put together the resources and the correct habitat to bring the big cats home.

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"Finally we have the resources and the habitat to reintroduce the cat," Yadvendradev Jhala, dean of the Wildlife Institute of India, was quoted as saying in a report by BBC.

The intitiative will bring back cheetahs to India after more than half a century since they became extinct in the country. This will also be special as it will be the first time such a large carnivore will be relocated from one continent to another.

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The majority of the cheetahs are now found in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They were last spotted in India in 1967-68.

The eight cats from South Africa will be rehabilitated in the Kuno national park in Madhya Pradesh, and any future transfers might be shifted to a tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s Mukundra hills.

After years of staying away from the Asian country, the world’s fastest animal is set to return to India after travelling 8,405 km. Eight cheetahs, five males and three females, will be travelling from South Africa to India in November after the country has managed to put together the resources and the correct habitat to bring the big cats home.

After years of staying away from the Asian country, the world’s fastest animal is set to return to India after travelling 8,405 km. Eight cheetahs, five males and three females, will be travelling from South Africa to India in November after the country has managed to put together the resources and the correct habitat to bring the big cats home. Also read | Fruit flies get 'hangry' too, even become 'desperado': Study "Finally we have the resources and the habitat to reintroduce the cat," Yadvendradev Jhala, dean of the Wildlife Institute of India, was quoted as saying in a report by BBC. The intitiative will bring back cheetahs to India after more than half a century since they became extinct in the country. This will also be special as it will be the first time such a large carnivore will be relocated from one continent to another. ALso read | Puppies are born to talk to human beings: Study The majority of the cheetahs are now found in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They were last spotted in India in 1967-68. The eight cats from South Africa will be rehabilitated in the Kuno national park in Madhya Pradesh, and any future transfers might be shifted to a tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s Mukundra hills.

Cheetahs to make a comeback in India after half a century

Warner Bros released the new trailer for the upcoming 'Wonder Woman 1984' at the DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes. The new trailer shows Gal Gadot fighting two more villains --&nbsp;Pedro Pascal’s Max Lord and Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah. 
&nbsp;&nbsp; 
The trailer shows off the intense fight between Wonder Women and the movie's main villain Cheetah and also has a glimpse of Maxwell Lord’s evil plan. The sequel will see the Themysciran Princess in the middle of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Despite this, Wonder Woman’s shiny new suit steals all the show.&nbsp; 
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“You know it’s funny, we shot Wonder Woman and we were already fantasizing on the next one.&nbsp;And even on this one, we’re already talking about our next journey together, and what’s the next movie we’re going to do together just because we really, we have great chemistry and we enjoy working together,” Gal Gadot said in an interview.&nbsp;

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During the panel, director Patty Jenkins said that filmmakers behind Wonder Woman 1984 want to ensure the movie is released in theaters, despite the wait. ''I think the movie is so great on the big screen''. 
 
The movie has&nbsp;been ready for quite some time now, but due to the pandemic the release has been delayed several times.&nbsp;Originally slated to release last November, the movie has been delayed a few times&nbsp;now and is now&nbsp;slated for an October 2020 release date if everything goes according to plan.

Warner Bros released the new trailer for the upcoming 'Wonder Woman 1984' at the DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes. The new trailer shows Gal Gadot fighting two more villains -- Pedro Pascal’s Max Lord and Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah.

Warner Bros released the new trailer for the upcoming 'Wonder Woman 1984' at the DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes. The new trailer shows Gal Gadot fighting two more villains -- Pedro Pascal’s Max Lord and Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah. The trailer shows off the intense fight between Wonder Women and the movie's main villain Cheetah and also has a glimpse of Maxwell Lord’s evil plan. The sequel will see the Themysciran Princess in the middle of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Despite this, Wonder Woman’s shiny new suit steals all the show. “You know it’s funny, we shot Wonder Woman and we were already fantasizing on the next one. And even on this one, we’re already talking about our next journey together, and what’s the next movie we’re going to do together just because we really, we have great chemistry and we enjoy working together,” Gal Gadot said in an interview. Watch: 'The Batman' trailer: Robert Pattinson's first look as Dark Knight is intriguing During the panel, director Patty Jenkins said that filmmakers behind Wonder Woman 1984 want to ensure the movie is released in theaters, despite the wait. ''I think the movie is so great on the big screen''. The movie has been ready for quite some time now, but due to the pandemic the release has been delayed several times. Originally slated to release last November, the movie has been delayed a few times now and is now slated for an October 2020 release date if everything goes according to plan.

'Wonder Woman 1984' trailer: Watch it for Gal Gadot & movie's main villain Cheetah

Four cheetah cubs born at the Vienna Zoo in August were said to be doing well on Tuesday. The cubs, on the red list of endangered species, are part of a European conservation breeding program.

Vienna Zoo shows off four cheetah cubs born in June

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the <a href="Abrogation of Article 370 irreversible, Centre tells SC">Centre </a>to introduce the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/the-first-ladies-of-conservation-how-the-black-mambas-are-protecting-wildlife-in-south-africa-13178">African cheetah</a> to suitable habitat in India. Stating that the rare <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/wildlife-week-heroes-of-indian-jungles-480">Indian cheetah</a> is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had filed an application seeking permission for the introduction of the African cheetah from Namibia.

The apex court set up a three-member committee, comprising former director Wildlife of India Ranjit Singh, DG of Wildlife of India Dhananjay Mohan, and DIG, Wildlife, Ministry of Environment and Forests to guide the NTCA in deciding on the issue.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said the apex court will monitor the project and the committee will submit its report before it every four months.

The top court also said the decision for the relocation of the African cheetah will be taken after a proper survey and the action of the introduction of the animal will be left to the NTCA's discretion.

It said the NCTA will be guided by the committee of experts who will survey the best location. It was submitted before the apex court that the African cheetah will be introduced on an experimental basis in the best suitable habitat to see whether it can adapt to Indian conditions.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to suitable habitat in India. Stating that the rare Indian cheetah is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had filed an application seeking permission for the introduction of the African cheetah from Namibia.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to suitable habitat in India. Stating that the rare Indian cheetah is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had filed an application seeking permission for the introduction of the African cheetah from Namibia. The apex court set up a three-member committee, comprising former director Wildlife of India Ranjit Singh, DG of Wildlife of India Dhananjay Mohan, and DIG, Wildlife, Ministry of Environment and Forests to guide the NTCA in deciding on the issue. Also Read: Government moves to Supreme Court seeking more 'victim-centric' death penalty guidelines A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said the apex court will monitor the project and the committee will submit its report before it every four months. The top court also said the decision for the relocation of the African cheetah will be taken after a proper survey and the action of the introduction of the animal will be left to the NTCA's discretion. It said the NCTA will be guided by the committee of experts who will survey the best location. It was submitted before the apex court that the African cheetah will be introduced on an experimental basis in the best suitable habitat to see whether it can adapt to Indian conditions.

SC allows Centre to bring African cheetah to suitable wildlife habitat in India

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