Cheetahs make a return to India after 70 years, here are some interesting facts about them - India was once home to the Asi- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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India was once home to the Asiatic cheetah but it was declared extinct in 1952.

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The cheetahs were completely wiped out from India due to their use for coursing, sport hunting, over-hunting and habitat loss.

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An Indian prince, the Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, is widely believed to have killed the last three recorded cheetahs in India in the late 1940s.

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But today only around 7,000 remain, primarily in the African savannas.

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The cheetah is listed globally as “vulnerable” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

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