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Detailed explanation-1: -Kuno National Park is a national park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India. It derives its name from Kuno River. It was established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary with an initial area of 344.686 km2 (133.084 sq mi) in the Sheopur and Morena districts. In 2018, it was given the status of a national park.

Detailed explanation-2: -Before the creation of the national park, Kuno was a wildlife sanctuary, also called the Palpur-Kuno wildlife sanctuary. It is located in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Trust of India had shortlisted Palpur-Kuno park as a habitat for Cheetahs and Asiatic lions. Cheetahs which once roamed in the northern plains of India became extinct in India in 1948. The Kuno has the potential to carry populations of all four of India’s big cats.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kuno National Park is situated almost in the centre of Kuno Wildlife Division of Sheopur district and it is a part of the Central Indian Vindhyan Hills.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cheetahs return to India after 70 years: Of 10 selected places in the country, the Kuno National Park was found most suitable. With Madhya Pradesh witnessing the arrival of eight Cheetahs from Namibia, the Kuno National Park-in the Vindhyan Hills of central India-becomes the new home of the big cats.