A consultative meeting on Cheetah reintroduction in India was held in Gajner, Rajasthan during last September. Wildlife Trust of India organized it in collaboration with other conservation organizations including International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and International Cheetah experts, apart from Central and State Government officials.

No Cheetahs have been imported from any country for the purpose of reintroduction in wild. However, four numbers of African Cheetahs (2 male and 2 female) were acquired by the Sakkarbaug Zoo at Junagarh, Gujarat on 29th March 2009 from Singapore Zoological Gardens, Singapore, under the 'Zoo-to- Zoo Animal Exchange Programme'. There are no reports of death of Cheetah in Indian Zoos during the last three years.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by Shri. Manohar Joshi in Rajya Sabha today.