One more Cheetah dies at Kuno National Park
One more adult cheetah, which was brought from Namibia in September last year, has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
With this, six adult cheetahs — all relocated from Namibia and South Africa — and three cubs born in India have died since March this year.
“Today morning, one of the female cheetahs, Dhatri, was found dead. A post-mortem is being conducted to determine the cause of the death,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Aseem Shrivastava said.
Dhatri was one of the two remaining female cheetahs which were still out in the wild as wildlife officials, comprising Kuno veterinarians and Namibian cheetah experts, tried to track them down.
Asked whether the death was due to possible infection linked to radio collars, Shrivastav said a post-mortem would confirm the cause. Dhatri was born at the Erindi Private Game Reserve in Namibia in April 2020.
Under Project Cheetah, a total of 20 animals were relocated from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park in two batches — the first in September last year and the second in February this year.