Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) founder and executive director, Dr Laurie Marker, and a specialist team prepare cheetahs for translocation to India at the CCF Centre in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, on September 12, 2022. All photos: CCF
A wild Namibian cheetah fitted with satellite collar.
A Namibian cheetah is anaesthetised during preparations to translocate the animal to India.
A Namibian cheetah is prepared for the journey to India at the CCF Centre in Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
The UAE-based B747-412 jumbo jet that will carry the eight cheetahs to India.
A wild cheetah is darted before being prepped for translocation to India.
A female Namibian cheetah. The first batch being sent to India comprises five females and three males, all below five-and-a-half years old.
The fenced enclosure at the Kuno National Park in India's Madhya Pradesh state where the Namibian cheetahs will be kept before being released into the wild.
Chital, or spotted deer, are one of the main prey options for the Namibian cheetahs after they are released into the wild in India.
