The Republic Day parade at New Delhi will be presenting a mesmerising tableau from Madhya Pradesh showing introduction of majestic cheetah at Kuno National Park. The Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has reiterated State Government’s commitment to conserving a wide spectrum of wildlife. Arrival of Cheetah in India is a pioneering Intercontinental Wildlife Translocation initiative in the World. It is India’s historic success to reinstate the cheetah population after its extinction in the 1950s. The transportation of healthy cheetahs from Africa is a historic milestone in India’s wildlife conservation history. On September 17, 2022, the first batch of eight cheetahs comprising five females and three males was transported from Namibia to Kuno National Park in sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. The release of these cheetahs into Kuno National Park was overseen by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The second batch - 12 Cheetahs reached on 18th February 2023 from South Africa included 7 males and 5 females.