India finalises deals for cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia:

GS Paper 3: Syllabus: Environment and conservation related issues.   Context: India will release cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia into the wild at Kuno Palpur in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, possibly by the end of this year. To begin with, there will be 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia. More …