Cheetah safari to be allowed from February at Kuno Palpur National Park

Your February is going to be a little bit more interesting, and here’s how. If reports are to go by, Kuno Palpur National Park will be getting more cheetahs in the coming days. They will be a welcome addition to the eight cheetahs that were brought in from Namibia last year in September.

Also read: Dozen more cheetahs to be flown to India from South Africa in February

For those who are waiting to see these cheetahs, the wait will be over in no time. Very soon, in the month of February itself, cheetah safaris will be allowed at Kuno Palpur National Park.


It is imperative to note that recently, India and South Africa signed an agreement, under which more cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa to India annually, for the next eight to 10 years. These cheetahs will be distributed to a number of national parks in the country.



Though there has been a word of confirmation from the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan about the much-awaited cheetah safari in February, there is no official date yet. The state government is hopeful that the new cheetah safari will help boost tourism in the state, and will be beneficial for the tribal communities too.


About Kuno Palpur National Park
Kuno Palpur National Park or Kuno National Park is a national park and wildlife sanctuary spread across Sheopur and Morena districts in Madhya Pradesh. The area was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1981, and in 2018, it was declared a national park.

Most of the people residing in and around the protected area are from the Saharia tribal community.