India, Namibia discuss deepening cheetah conservation efforts
As part of efforts to reintroduce cheetahs, which went extinct in India in 1952, 20 African cheetahs have been brought to the country so far: eight from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 from South Africa in February 2023.Eleven of them have survived. Since the introduction of African cheetahs, 26 cubs have been born in India, of which 17 have survived.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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