Veerangana Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve: New Cheetah Habitat in Madhya Pradesh
10 October 2026
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Veerangana Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve: New Cheetah Habitat in Madhya Pradesh
Context: On 7 October 2026, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav released two cheetahs into the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR), making it the third cheetah habitat in Madhya Pradesh after Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. The reserve is also notable because cheetahs will eventually share the wider landscape with tigers, leopards and wolves.
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Madhya Pradesh launches new cheetah habitat at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve. Explores predator coexistence with tigers and leopards as part of Project Cheetah.
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Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reservecheetah habitatProject CheetahMadhya Pradeshpredator coexistencewildlife conservationRani DurgavatiBundelkhand