Twenty cheetahs have been transported to the Kuno national park, two of which perished in March and April...
Digital Desk: Daksha, a female cheetah bought from
South Africa and released in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, perished inside the park in a struggle with another cheetah. Since the animals were transferred from South Africa and Namibia, this is the third cheetah to die in Kuno.
Since last year, twenty cheetahs have been transported to the national park, two of which perished in March and April.
Sasha, a captive-bred Cheetah, died in March from a renal condition she had had since before she was transported to India. On January 23, she displayed signs of tiredness and weakness, prompting officials to tranquillize her and transport her to a quarantine area for treatment.
Uday, the second Cheetah, died undergoing treatment in April after being found ill at the national park.
The Union Environment Ministry announced earlier today that five cheetahs - three females and two males - will be released from acclimatization camps into free-roaming circumstances at
Kuno National Park (KNP) before the monsoon season begins in June.
The cheetahs will also be permitted to leave KNP and will not be "recaptured unless they venture into areas where they are in significant danger," according to the ministry.
Four of the eight cheetahs sent from Namibia have already been released from the caged acclimatization camps into free-roaming circumstances in KNP.
In September of last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight cheetahs airlifted in from Namibia into a special enclosure at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Cheetahs were flown from Namibia to Gwalior on a special jet as part of the cheetah reintroduction programme. Two Indian Air Force helicopters then transported the animals to the national park.
In February, India welcomed 12 more cheetahs from South Africa. The second group of cheetahs arrived at the Air Force station in Gwalior before being transported to Kuno National Park.
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