Court paves way for African cheetahs to be shipped to India

New Delhi (AFP) Jan 28, 2020

Cheetahs could return to the wild in India after the Supreme Court Tuesday gave approval for the spotted big cat to be introduced from Africa on an experimental basis. The majestic Asiatic cheetahs once roamed India, with historical records suggesting Mughal emperor Akbar kept hundreds as his hunting companions. But it was hunted close to extinction during the British colonial era before