South Africa is flying cheetahs to India - in pictures

  • A cheetah runs inside a quarantine section before being relocated to India next month, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa. South African wildlife officials have sent four cheetahs to Mozambique this week and plan to send more cheetahs to India next month. All photos by AP
    A cheetah runs inside a quarantine section before being relocated to India next month, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa. South African wildlife officials have sent four cheetahs to Mozambique this week and plan to send more cheetahs to India next month. All photos by AP
  • Wildlife veterinarian Andy Frasier darts a cheetah to be tranquilised and loaded into a crates, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    Wildlife veterinarian Andy Frasier darts a cheetah to be tranquilised and loaded into a crates, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
  • A tracking device is fitted onto a cheetah's neck by manager of the Cheetah Metapopulation Initiative, Vincent van Der Merwe, second from left, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    A tracking device is fitted onto a cheetah's neck by manager of the Cheetah Metapopulation Initiative, Vincent van Der Merwe, second from left, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
  • A male cheetah is loaded onto a stretcher after being tranquilised by wildlife veterinarian, Andy Frasier, right, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    A male cheetah is loaded onto a stretcher after being tranquilised by wildlife veterinarian, Andy Frasier, right, at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
  • A tranquilised cheetah is loaded into a cage by wildlife veterinarian staff at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    A tranquilised cheetah is loaded into a cage by wildlife veterinarian staff at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
  • A tranquilised cheetah is attended to on the back of a vehicle after being darted at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    A tranquilised cheetah is attended to on the back of a vehicle after being darted at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
  • Two cheetahs inside a quarantine section at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.
    Two cheetahs inside a quarantine section at a reserve near Bella Bella, South Africa.