New Delhi, April 19 -- India will soon welcome eight more African cheetahs from Botswana as part of the ongoing Project Cheetah initiative, according to an official statement from the Madhya Pradesh government. The translocation will take place in two phases, with four cheetahs expected to arrive by May 2025 and the remaining four in the subsequent months.

The announcement was made during a high-level review meeting held in Bhopal on Friday, chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

Officials from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) confirmed that preparations are underway for the translocation and that efforts are also being made to b...