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Coverage dated September 16, 2022

Cheetahs return to India in controversial reintroduction plan

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Eight of the big cats were moved into a sprawling national park where scientists hope they can roam again.

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  1. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Cheetahs return to India in controversial reintroduction plan (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Eight of the big cats were moved into a sprawling national park where scientists hope they can roam again.

  2. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released eight cats from Namibia to their new home: a national park in

  3. Washington Post

    Cheetahs return to India after going extinct there over 70 years ago (opens Washington Post)

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    Eight of the wild cats were flown from Namibia to India as part of an effort to reintroduce them into the country.

  4. The Guardian

    India reintroduces cheetahs to wild after big cats airlifted from Namibia (opens The Guardian)

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    PM Narendra Modi to welcome the eight animals amid fears that they may struggle with Kuno national park habitat or clash with leopards

  5. Deutsche Welle

    India reintroduces cheetahs into the wild | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his birthday by releasing cheetahs flown from Namibia into the wild at the Kuno National Park. The Asiatic cheetah was declared domestically extinct in 1952.

  6. CBS 8 San Diego

    Cheetahs return to India 70 years after going extinct there (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    As part of a controversial plan, eight of the big cats were moved into a sprawling national park where scientists hope they can roam again.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    India welcomes back cheetahs after 70 years (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cats into their enclosure Saturday morning.

  8. KVIA El Paso

    8 cheetahs arrive to India from Namibia as part of reintroduction project (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Zoe Sottile, CNN After going extinct in India over 70 years ago, cheetahs are finally making a comeback in the country with a new reintroduction program. Eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived in India on Saturday, according to a tweet from the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF).

  9. Al Jazeera

    India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  10. CBS News

    Cheetahs reintroduced in India after 70-year absence (opens CBS News)

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    Eight cheetahs were flown to central India from Namibia, Africa, bringing the the world's fastest land animal back to the country.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Cheetahs reintroduced to India after going extinct in the country 70 years ago (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    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.

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