Kuno national park News

Shaurya, a Namibian cheetah who was part of the Cheetah relocation project, died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Tuesday afternoon.

As part of Project cheetah, eight cheetahs were flown to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh from Namibia on September 17, 2022, while another 12 were brought from South Africa in February this year.

The ambitious 'Project Cheetah’ suffered yet another jolt as one more big cat translocated from South Africa was reported dead at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP)

Eight cheetahs have died at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) in less than one year, which the SC said doesn't present a 'good picture'.

To date, five out of the 20 adult cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh have died.

Lack of adequate space, no fenced habitats and delayed responce to search alternative habitats are the reasons behind deaths of African Cheetahs at India's Kuno National Park

Cheetah Tejas, aged around four years, died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park due to suspected 'infighting'. 

The decision about the release of the remaining cheetahs into the wild will be taken by the steering committee constituted by the Centre.

The official did not disclose the reason behind not informing about the deaths of these two cubs on the same day.

The latest fatality took the death toll of cheetahs in KNP to four in the last two months, including three felines translocated from African countries.

'Daksha', who was translocated to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park from South Africa as part of 'Project Cheetah', seemed to have been injured during a violent interaction with a male cheetah.

Female cheetah 'Daksha' died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, said Forest official on Monday. This is the 3rd fatality in around 40 days.

5 more cheetahs to be released into free-ranging conditions in MP's Kuno These Cheetahs will be released before monsoon in June Four of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia have been released from the fenced acclimatisation camps into free-ranging conditions in KNP

The deaths of two African cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh`s Kuno National Park (KNP) within one month has generated questions in government quarters and among wildlife enthusiasts on whether there were lapses in handling them at their new habitat where a total of 22 felines including four newly borne cubs are living.

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Notably, before the cheetahs were imported, some experts had raised doubt over the space shortage likely to affect the cheetah reintroduction project at the Kuno National Park (KNP), which has a core area of 748 sq km and buffer zone of 487 sq km.

During the inspection in the morning, a cheetah brought from South Africa was found dull with head down following which veterinarians attending him alerted senior officials and the feline was taken out from the large enclosure for treatment. 

Oban, one of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in September last year, had strayed out of the Kuno National Park on April 2 and was rescued on Thursday evening.

One of the cheetahs relocated to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Parkfrom Namibia had four cubs.

Eight Namibian cheetahs were flown from Namibia to Madhya Pradesh`s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s birthday (September 17, 2022).