India To Get 8 Cheetahs From Botswana 'Project Cheetah'

President Droupadi Murmu held bilateral talks with President Duma Boko of Botswana in Gaborone today and discussed several bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

An important announcement on Project Cheetah was made during the talks. It is a unique initiative of India to



reintroduce Cheetahs in India, decades after their extinction. 

It was announced that Botswana will be donating 8 Cheetahs to be translocated in India. 

A symbolic handover of the cheetahs will be done in the presence of President Murmu in Botswana tomorrow.