Overview

• Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released Prabhash and Pavak into a dedicated enclosure at Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary on April 20, 2025.
• This relocation establishes Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary as the second site in India, after Kuno National Park, for cheetah reintroduction under Project Cheetah.
• The two cheetahs were originally brought from South Africa's Waterberg Biosphere Reserve to Kuno National Park in February 2023.
• Plans are underway to bring eight more cheetahs from Botswana in two phases, with the first group of four expected in May 2025, and negotiations with Kenya continue.
• Wildlife activists have raised concerns over mixing subspecies, citing IUCN protocols, and are preparing to challenge the program in court.