The wild Cheetah population is believed to be around 6,600 mature individuals and decreasing. They are currently classified under the genus Acinonyx, whose closest living relatives are cougars and ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Anticipation ripples through the crowd. Fingers tighten around binoculars. Camera lenses snap into focus. No fewer ...

Cheetah Neerva's delivery of four cubs at Kuno National Park marks a significant boost for India's project to reintroduce ...

The animals were imported for sport in the 20th Century. Research showed that there were at least 230 cheetahs in the wild between 1799 and 1968. It is the only large mammal to become extinct ...

Animal prints have taken the fashion world by storm recently, with editors proclaiming them the new neutral for fall and ...

In a phased approach starting late October, African cheetahs brought to India will be released into the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Mixed pairs of male and female cheetahs will be ...

The officials said the emphasis is on the inter-state coordination and monitoring of cheetahs for which forest staff in ...