Why it is in the news
On 7 October 2026, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released two cheetahs, named Vyom and Neera, in the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR) in Sagar district of the Bundelkhand region — the third cheetah habitat after Kuno National Park (Sheopur) and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (Mandsaur). At the same event he released Madhya Pradesh’s Vulture Population Estimation 2026 report.
The exam angle
Issue: Can a multi-site metapopulation turn Project Cheetah from a single-park experiment into a self-sustaining population in India’s grasslands?