Editing Cheetah (section)

===In Asia===
{{see also|Cheetah reintroduction in India}}
[[File:Jairam Ramesh at the Cheetah Outreach Centre near Cape Town, during his visit on April 25, 2010, to discuss cheetah translocation from South Africa to India.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jairam Ramesh]] at the Cheetah Outreach Centre near Cape Town in 2010, during his visit to discuss cheetah translocation from South Africa to India|alt=Jairam Ramesh stroking the back of a cheetah at the Cheetah Outreach Centre near Cape Town in 2010]]

In 2001, the Iranian government collaborated with the CCF, the IUCN, [[Panthera Corporation]], [[United Nations Development Programme]] and the Wildlife Conservation Society on the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) to protect the natural habitat of the Asiatic cheetah and its prey.<ref name="CatWatch">{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=L. |date=2012 |title=Finding the last cheetahs of Iran |work=[[National Geographic]] |url=http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/25/finding-the-last-cheetahs-of-iran/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701123053/http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/25/finding-the-last-cheetahs-of-iran/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP)—Phase II |url=https://www.ir.undp.org/content/iran/en/home/projects/Conservation-of-Asiatic-Cheetah-Project-Phase-II.html |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]], Iran |access-date=4 May 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220114049/https://www.ir.undp.org/content/iran/en/home/projects/Conservation-of-Asiatic-Cheetah-Project-Phase-II.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, the Iranian Centre for Sustainable Development (CENESTA) conducted an international workshop to discuss conservation plans with local stakeholders.<ref name=marker1/> Iran declared 31{{nbsp}}August as National Cheetah Day in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran tries to save Asiatic cheetah from extinction |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-tries-to-save-asiatic-cheetah-from-extinction-581417|access-date=4 May 2016 |website=[[NDTV]] |date=2014|archive-date=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105234335/http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-tries-to-save-asiatic-cheetah-from-extinction-581417|url-status=live}}</ref> The Iranian Cheetah Strategic Planning meet in 2010 formulated a five-year conservation plan for Asiatic cheetahs.<ref name=marker1/> The CACP Phase II was implemented in 2009, and the third phase was drafted in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran, UNDP prepare draft for conservation of Asiatic cheetah |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/426638/Iran-UNDP-prepare-draft-for-Conservation-of-Asiatic-Cheetah |access-date=25 April 2020 |newspaper=[[Tehran Times]] |date=2018 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922180838/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/426638/Iran-UNDP-prepare-draft-for-Conservation-of-Asiatic-Cheetah |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the early 2000s scientists from the [[Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology]] ([[Hyderabad]]) proposed a plan to [[cloning|clone]] Asiatic cheetahs from Iran for reintroduction in India, but Iran denied the proposal.<ref>{{cite news |author=Umanadh, J. B. S. |title=Iranian refusal an obstacle to clone cheetah |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=2011 |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/182161/iranian-refusal-obstacle-clone-cheetah.html |access-date=5 April 2016 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225153035/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/182161/iranian-refusal-obstacle-clone-cheetah.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2009, the Minister of Environment and Forests assigned the [[Wildlife Trust of India]] and the [[Wildlife Institute of India]] with examining the potential of importing African cheetahs to India.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sebastian, S. |title=India joins the race to save cheetahs |date=2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-joins-the-race-to-save-Cheetahs/article16882561.ece |access-date=25 April 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129113920/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-joins-the-race-to-save-Cheetahs/article16882561.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary]] and [[Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary]] were suggested as reintroduction sites for the cheetah because of the high prey density.<ref>{{cite report |author1=Ranjitsinh, M. K. |author1-link=MK Ranjitsinh Jhala |author2=Jhala, Y. V. |author2-link=Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala |title=Assessing the potential for reintroducing the cheetah in India |year=2010 |pages=1–179 |publisher=[[Wildlife Trust of India]] & [[Wildlife Institute of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220135003/http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/cheeta_report_2010.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url=http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/cheeta_report_2010.pdf}}</ref> However, plans for reintroduction were stalled in May 2012 by the [[Supreme Court of India]] because of a political dispute and concerns over introducing a non-native species to the country. Opponents stated the plan was "not a case of intentional movement of an organism into a part of its native range".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahapatra |first1=D. |title=Supreme Court red flags move to translocate African cheetah |date=2012 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Supreme-Court-red-flags-move-to-translocate-African-cheetah-in-India/articleshow/13057200.cms |access-date=29 April 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225094213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Supreme-Court-red-flags-move-to-translocate-African-cheetah-in-India/articleshow/13057200.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kolachalam |first1=N. |title=When one big cat is almost like the other |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/09/can-india-bring-back-cheetah/598066/ |access-date=25 April 2020 |magazine=[[The Atlantic Magazine]] |date=2019 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213194439/https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/09/can-india-bring-back-cheetah/598066/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 January 2020, the Supreme Court allowed the central government to introduce cheetahs to a suitable habitat in India on an experimental basis to see if they can adapt to it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallen |first1=J. |title=India to reintroduce cheetahs to the wild more than 70 years after species became extinct |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/28/india-reintroduce-cheetahs-wild-70-years-species-went-extinct/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/28/india-reintroduce-cheetahs-wild-70-years-species-went-extinct/ |access-date=25 April 2020 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (London)|The Telegraph]] |date=2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Katz |first1=B. |title=After decades-long battle, cheetahs can be reintroduced in India |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cheetahs-can-be-reintroduced-indian-habitats-supreme-court-rules-180974075/ |access-date=25 April 2020 |magazine=[[Smithsonian Magazine]] |date=2020 |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315135332/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cheetahs-can-be-reintroduced-indian-habitats-supreme-court-rules-180974075/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, India signed a memorandum of understanding with Namibia as part of Project Cheetah.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022 |first=A. |last=Mishra |title=Stage set for return of cheetahs to India, special plane lands in Namibia {{!}} All you need to know |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cheetah-is-back-india-namibia-kuno-national-park-pm-modi-2000701-2022-09-15 |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=India Today |archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915152202/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cheetah-is-back-india-namibia-kuno-national-park-pm-modi-2000701-2022-09-15 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2022, it was announced that eight cheetahs would be transferred from Namibia to India in August.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62239811 |title=Cheetahs to prowl India for first time in 70 years |work=BBC News |access-date=21 July 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720232754/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62239811 |url-status=live}}</ref> The eight cheetahs were released into Kuno National Park on 17 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosal |first1=A. |last2=Arasu |first2=S. |title=Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years |date=2022 |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/17/cheetahs-make-a-comeback-in-india-after-70-years/ |work=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917114743/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/17/cheetahs-make-a-comeback-in-india-after-70-years/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Since their introduction, they gave birth to 17 cubs. However, by September 2024, eight adult cheetahs and four cubs already died.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024 |title=After sudden cheetah deaths in Kuno in 2023, Centre had turned to Reliance's wildlife facility for help |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/after-sudden-cheetah-deaths-in-kuno-in-2023-centre-had-turned-to-reliances-wildlife-facility-for-help/article68617313.ece#:~:text=brought%20to%20Kuno.-,Since%20their%20arrival,%20eight%20adult%20cheetahs%20%E2%80%94%20three%20female%20and%20five,which%20are%20currently%20in%20enclosures. |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>