On April 20, 2025, two adult cheetahs will be moved from Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. This marks the expansion of India’s cheetah reintroduction program. The move follows a high-level review and aims to develop Gandhi Sagar as a second viable habitat for cheetahs.

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• 2 cheetahs to move from Kuno to Gandhi Sagar on April 20, 2025
• Marks start of second cheetah habitat in Madhya Pradesh
• Gandhi Sagar WLS spread across Mandsaur, Neemuch districts
• 64 sq.km of enclosures ready, prey base doubled in 2 months
• Cheetahs Prabhas, Pavak likely to be relocated
• South African cheetahs delayed, Botswana to send 4 in May
• Rajasthan, MP to build inter-state cheetah conservation zone
• India has 26 cheetahs now; 17 wild, 9 in enclosures at Kuno
• MP leads globally in cheetah cub survival, says CM
• Tent city, new roads, vet hospital planned to boost eco-tourism