8 Cheetahs from Namibia set to arrive in Gwalior after 10-hour flight

The animals will be transported in wooden crates aboard a Boeing 747 aircraft, which sports the 'Siberian Tiger' theme livery

Eight African cheetahs – five females and three males – will arrive at their new home in India early Saturday after a 10-hour flight. The animals will be transported in wooden crates in a Boeing 747 freighter aircraft from the Namibian capital of Windhoek to Gwalior, in Madhya Pradesh.

A veterinarian, a wildlife scientist, Indian High Commissioner to Namibia Prashant Agrawal, and Laurie Marker, executive director of Cheetah Conservation Fund, and her team members will travel along with the animals.

“All international protocols will be followed. Crates have been prepared as per cheetah requirements,” said S P Yadav, additional director