Not to released from larger enclosure into wild unless prey populations are at appropriate level of 35 animals per sq km & ideally to 50 per sq km, says steering committee.
The cheetah mitras may be the BFFs of the big cats, but like the rest of India, even they don’t know what’s happening within the national park, and why the cheetahs are dying.
Three females, two males will join three others which are out in KNP. Once monsoon ends in September, situation will be reassessed for release of another 10 in Kuno or Gandhisagar.
Team of 5 veterinarians from Jabalpur & Bhopal rushed to Kuno, expected to conduct post-mortem Monday to ascertain cause of death. The cheetah, translocated from South Africa, died Sunday.
Sasha was one of 8 Namibian cheetahs brought to India last year as part of translocation project. MP forest dept says blood test revealed she was suffering from kidney infection.
The cheetahs were released into quarantine enclosures. After at least 30 days in quarantine, they will be moved to larger fenced enclosures before being released into the wild.
The cheetahs – seven males and five females – comprise the second set of big cats coming to Kuno, the first set of eight from Namibia having been released on 17 September.
These twelve cheetahs from South Africa, will join eight others from Namibia at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, after being stuck in quarantine for over six months.
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