Aseem Srivastava, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), confirmed the death of the cheetah on Wednesday. 📰 Another Cheetah Dies at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Toll Rises to Nine.
Fourteen cheetahs seven males, six females and a female cub are kept in enclosures in Kuno. A team comprising Kuno wildlife veterinarians and a Namibian expert regularly monitors their health. 📰 Cheetah Death in Kuno National Park: One More Cheetah Dies at KNP in Madhya Pradesh, Ninth Feline Die Since March.
As India's ambitious cheetah reintroduction project continues to be mired in controversy, another cheetah has died in Kuno national park. This latest death brings the total to 9 since March 2023.
The two cheetahs are among six free-ranging cheetahs that have been brought back to their enclosures as part of a prevention plan following the death of two cheetahs on July 11 and 14.