India, Namibia sign MoU to bring cheetah to India

India and Namibia have signed an MoU on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization for reintroducing the cheetah in India. The MoU was signed between Bhupender Yadav (Union Environment Minister) and Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah (Namibia Deputy PM and Foreign Minister). Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh will receive the first tranche of eight cheetahs by August 15, 2022. The species of cheetahs in India was officially declared extinct in 1952.