Madhya Pradesh: Another cheetah, which was brought to India from South Africa, dies

By  India Blooms News Service   Apr 24, 2023

Sheopur: An approximately six-year-old male cheetah, which was named Uday, died at Kuno National Park on Sunday, making it the second such fatality over the recent past.

Confirming the incident, JS Chauhan a senior Forest Department officer told UNI, This morning, it was reported that the carnivore suddenly took ill. Wildlife experts executed a medical examination. Treatment was initiated but the animal succumbed. The autopsy report is awaited.

Last month, an approximately five-year-old female cheetah was claimed by renal infection.

On September 17, 2022; Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight Namibian cheetahs into the Park.

In February, 12 South African ones were released and on March 29 four cubs were born.