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Conservationists question how India's imported cheetahs will adapt to new home

As cheetahs transferred to central India from Africa made their first kill, officials hailed the hunt as a sign the animals were adapting to their new home – but some experts say India's hopes of reintroducing the big cats are unrealistic.

Radio France Internationale

African nations tell COP27 fossil fuels will tackle poverty

African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks.

Reuters

Scientists finally solve mystery of fairy circles in desert with bizarre explanation

Scientists have revealed the strange but real reason "fairy circles" have been appearing in the Namibia Desert, as the research proves useful for understanding similar ecosystems

Daily Mirror

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2022 T20 World Cup: How the mighty have fallen - The big upsets so far

NEW DELHI: The ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 is less than two weeks old but has so far sprung quite a number of surprising results, with the latest upset victim being 2009 champions Pakistan. The World No. 4 Asian giants suffered a heartbreaking one-run defeat to 11th ranked…

The Times of India

There are no 'minnows' in T20 World Cup anymore

If there is one thing the group 1 stage of this T20 World Cup has driven home, it is that there are no longer any 'minnows' at the event. The stage started with former champions Sri Lanka being thrashed by Namibia and ended with Ireland dumping the West Indies, the…

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: Clinical Sri Lanka seal Super 12 berth with 16-run win over Netherlands

GEELONG (Victoria): Kusal Mendis stood tall with a gritty 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka bounced back from their early debacle to seal their Super 12 berth with a 16-run win over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka stunned by Namibia in 55-run loss at men's T20 World Cup

Namibia causes the first boilover of the men's T20 World Cup, with a 55-run victory over Sri Lanka in Geelong.

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Twenty20 World Cup: the players to watch at the tournament

From West Indies’ late bloomer to Namibia’s own Ivan Drago, we pick out the players to look out for in Australia

The Guardian - UK

The Wilderness Safaris Serra Cafema camp captures the wild magic of Namibia

Melissa Twigg finds luxury (and a bit of fairy dust) in one of the most unforgiving deserts on the planet

Evening Standard

Jane Katjavivi obituary

Other lives: Dedicated campaigner who started the first Namibian publishing house

The Guardian - UK

Cheetahs brought from Namibia savour their first meal in India, appear playful

SHEOPUR(MADHYA PRADESH): Siblings Freddy and Alton, two of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia, were seen frolicking in their quarantine enclosure in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Monday, a day after all of them were served food for the first time since their arrival in India.

The Times of India

Have to be realistic about losses; not easy to bring back animal from extinction: Cheetah expert

The cheetahs may have to be monitored for their entire life as they are the first ones on the ground.

The Hindu

Jet that flew in cheetahs had earned its stripes

The jet’s striking paint scheme — the image of a tiger — was planned in 2015.

The Hindu

India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction

Arrival of eight big cats coincides with the 72nd birthday of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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No serious efforts made for decades to reintroduce cheetahs in India: PM Modi targets previous government

PM Modi was speaking after releasing two of the eight cheetahs flown in from Namibia into special enclosures in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh

The Times of India

What does cheetah reintroduction mean for Kuno National Park?

It was seven decades ago when this cat species was declared extinct in India. The Asiatic cheetah, more than 70 years ago, went extinct in India, mostly due to poaching. Now, in a very exciting turn of events, eight African cheetahs were brought to India today from Namibia as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cheetahs Make a Comeback in India after 70 Years

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. Then they…

Reuters

Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence

Eight radio-collared African cheetahs step out on to the grassland of Kuno National Park in central India, their final destination after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia that has drawn criticism from some conservationists.

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India welcomes back first cheetahs in 70 years

NEW DELHI: Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats that has divided experts on its chances for success.

The Hindu

Cheetahs from Namibia get a new home in India

PM releases three at National Park in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu

Cheetah: Faster than most cars but low on stamina, struggles to protect its kill

PM Modi released eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park today

The Hindu

Cargo plane carrying cheetahs from Namibia leaves for Gwalior

Eight cheetahs will be flown to Palpur village in Sheopur district in two helicopters, including a Chinook

The Times of India

PM Narendra Modi to release cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park on Saturday morning

BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release cheetahs being brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Saturday morning, an official said on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Modi to reintroduce cheetahs to India after extinction in 1950s

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his birthday by releasing Namibian cheetahs into the wild in central India to burnish his conservationist credentials over an animal made extinct by colonial hunters and shrinking grasslands.

The Hindu

'Project Cheetah' proposal was prepared in 2008-09, approved by Manmohan Singh govt: Congress

The cheetahs that would be released are from Namibia and have been brought under an MoU signed earlier this year.

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