Cheetahs flown to India as part of effort to revive species

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Twelve cheetahs have arrived in India as part of efforts to bring the species back from extinction after decades in the country.

The South African feline predators were flown in from Johannesburg on Saturday (18), according to the Indian Air Force.

The cheetahs will then be airlifted by helicopters from the India Air Force to their final destination, the Kuno National Park in central Madhya Pradesh state, and released.

They will be joined by eight cheetahs who were relocated from Namibia in September of last year.