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Namibia makes third offshore 'light oil' discovery
•This is the second find by the joint venture between Shell, QatarEnergy and NAMCOR, the first having been made in February last year
India to get more than 100 cheetahs from South Africa
•The environment ministry said an initial batch of 12 cheetahs would be flown to India next month after eight cheetahs arrived from Namibia last September
MoU delay holds up translocation of 12 South African cheetahs to India
•Wildlife experts say prolonged quarantine is taking a toll on the health of these big cats, who are slated to join the eight cheetahs imported from Namibia and released in KNP in Sheopur district in mid-September
Why the first kill of two cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno is significant
Fp Explainers •The two cheetahs – Freddie and Elton – killed a spotted deer within 24 hours of being moved from a quarantine area to a larger enclosure in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. Experts believe that the cheetahs hunting easily indicate they are doing well in their new surroundings
MP: Two cheetahs released in big enclosure at Kuno National Park, says forest official
•Since their release on September 17, the eight cheetahs were housed in six ‘bomas’ (enclosures), two of which are 50 metres x 30 metres while the rest four measured 25 square metres in area
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka blames top order for shocking defeat against Namibia
Firstcricket Staff •Namibia bowled Sri Lanka out for 108 after posting 163/7 on the board in the T20 World Cup opening match at Geelong.
WATCH The Good Shepherds: ITBP trains dogs to protect Kuno's new Cheetahs from poachers
Fp Staff •German Shepherds are being trained at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force's (ITBP) National Training Centre for Dogs in Panchkula, Haryana to be deployed in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park to protect the recently released Namibian cheetahs from poachers
Cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno isn't India's first attempt at reintroduction
•Several zoos in India have received African cheetahs from facilities abroad but efforts to get them to breed in captivity were unsuccessful due to change in their diet, environment, and other constraints
#WATCH: How on his 72nd birthday, PM Modi uncaged 8 cheetahs from Namibia into India's wilds
Fp Staff •On Saturday, plane carrying eight feline from Namibia landed in Gwalior, as part of the programme to reintroduce cheetahs seven decades after it was declared extinct in India
Explained: Will African cheetahs prosper in India?
Fp Explainers •Some say the presence of leopards in Kuno National Park could pose a problem for the big cats, while others point to reports of camera traps being removed and remain wary of poaching. But authorities say these lines of thinking miss the big picture