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India reintroduces cheetahs after extinction 70 years ago

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published September 18, 2022 3:03pm ET
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India reintroduces cheetahs after extinction 70 years ago
This Monday, May 26, 2014 photo, shows 7-year-old male Asiatic Cheetah, named 'Koushki,' at the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge in Jajarm, northeastern Iran. Iran is conducting a campaign to rescue the Asiatic Cheetah which has disappeared across south and central asia except fewer than 100 remaining in Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) | Vahid Salemi


India introduced eight cheetahs from Namibia into one of its national parks Saturday after declaring the species extinct in 1952.

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