Cheetahs were reintroduced in India 70 years after the extinction of the species in the wild in the country.Experts have said that mortality rate stays around 50 per cent whenever cheetahs are translocated.
One more Cheetah has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, making it the sixth adult feline to have died since March, according to a statement from the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department on Wednesday. The continuous deaths of cheetah s in Indian started with a female cheetah s death named Sasha on March 27 due to kidney ailment.
The national park said, “Today one of the female cheetah - Dhatri (Tiblisi) was found dead. To determine cause of death, post mortem is being conducted.” | Latest News India
In a report to the government, they suggested interventions such as shaving off the winter coats to deal with fatal infections and prevent any more death. Six of the 20 adult cheetahs relocated to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh from Africa have died since March this year the latest being on Wednesday.