Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 5 December 2025
Project Cheetah Reintroduces Extinct Big Cat, Population Reaches 32 with 21 India-Born Cubs
Exam-focused facts from the 5 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India launched Project Cheetah in 2022 to reintroduce cheetahs, the only large carnivore extinct in independent India since 1952, primarily through translocation from Africa.
- As of December 2025, the country now supports a thriving population of 32 cheetahs, including 21 India-born cubs.
- An India-born female Mukhi gave birth to five healthy cubs in November 2025.