CHEETAH DEATHS
MP's Gandhisagar wildlife sanctuary to get 5-8 cheetahs from South Africa
Cheetahs set to be released in Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary under Project Cheetah with preparations underway. Indian and South African officials collaborate in New Delhi on species conservation, emphasizing ecological restoration and prey recovery for the metapopulation.
Indian Parliament condoles death of Namibian President reflecting close & historical ties
India and Namibia share close ties as reflected in the condolences expressed by the Indian Houses of Parliament on the demise of President Hage G Geingob. S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, highlighted President Geingob's significant role in strengthening the India-Namibia relationship. India's support during Namibia's liberation struggle is warmly recalled, and bilateral relations have been active and marked by warmth and understanding.
Cheetahs' 2nd home in India almost ready; S African experts to review preparations in Feb: Officials
The officials said that compared to other female cheetahs, Jwala is a wilder animal. She avoids humans and remains alert even when resting, a typical cheetah behaviour of remaining careful of bigger and stronger predators all the time. Jwala (Namibian name Siyaya) had given birth to four cubs last March. Three of the cubs succumbed to extreme heat while the sole survivor is being raised under human care for future wilding. The official said the mother cheetahs and their cubs are being kept in larger enclosures to avoid extreme weather and for better monitoring, which is difficult in the wild.
Environment minister says Namibian cheetah at Kuno gave birth to four cubs, not three
Namibian cheetah Jwala has given birth to four cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Jwala's second litter comes after a 10-month gap and follows the birth of four cubs last March. The project aims to reintroduce cheetahs, which went extinct in India.
Namibian cheetah Shaurya passes away at Kuno, post-mortem to determine cause
On September 17, 2022, the first batch of eight Namibian cheetahs was released in Kuno National Park (KNP) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birth anniversary. The cheetahs were translocated from Namibia and South Africa as part of a project aimed at reintroducing the big cats, which were extinct in India for several decades.
Breeding, cheetah selection strategies at focus in Project Cheetah's 2nd year: Project head
India plans to import cheetahs that do not develop thicker winter coats, which have caused severe infections and death in some of the cheetahs relocated from Africa. The focus of the second year of the Project Cheetah will be on breeding these animals. The next batch of cheetahs will be imported from South Africa and introduced into Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Fatalities normal if animals introduced to new environment: Namibia on cheetah deaths
The High-Commissioner of Namibia to India, Gabriel Sinimbo, has stated that the deaths of several cheetahs introduced to Madhya Pradesh from Namibia and South Africa are "normal" as the project involves acclimatizing the animals to a new environment. Sinimbo expressed hope that the cheetahs will eventually adapt fully to India's environment. Since March, nine out of the 20 cheetahs brought to Madhya Pradesh have died.
Management issues led to most Cheetah deaths: Project lead scientist YK Jhala
YK Jhala was lead scientist of Project Cheetah from 2010 to February 2023. He escorted the cheetahs when they arrived from Namibia and was involved in the project to bring the animals to India since its inception in 2009.
India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: Experts tell govt
Younger cheetahs habituated to human presence and management vehicles are the preferred candidates for relocation to India, according to international experts involved in the Project Cheetah. These attributes facilitate health monitoring, veterinary care, management intervention, and tourism value.
Kuno cheetah deaths: Another cheetah succumbs at Madhya Pradesh's National Park
One more Cheetah has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, making it the sixth adult feline to have died since March, according to a statement from the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department on Wednesday. The continuous deaths of cheetah's in Indian started with a female cheetah's death named Sasha on March 27 due to kidney ailment.
Kuno cheetah deaths: Government identifies potential sites in MP, Rajasthan for cheetah accommodation
The environment ministry and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) have told the Supreme Court that apart from the Kuno National Park, they have identified potential sites for cheetah introduction in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. These include Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh Bulge, Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and enclosure of Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.
Cheetah deaths at Kuno National Park troubling but not unduly alarming: NTCA to Supreme Court
The joint affidavit, filed on behalf of the environment ministry and NTCA, said the provisional diagnosis of mortality events points towards "natural causes" and none of the cheetahs have died due to unnatural reasons such as poaching, snaring, poisoning, road hits, electrocution etc.
Supreme Court expresses concern on issue related to death of cheetahs
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern on the death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and asked the Centre to take some positive steps regarding this. However, Centre apprised the top court that 50 percent deaths on translocation is normal.
Government serious about cheetah project: Union minister Yadav
On the death of two more cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh, Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said the government is serious about the project and the cursorial animals won't be shifted out of KNP. He said a team will soon visit the protected park in MP's Sheopur district. Since March this year, eight cheetahs, including three cubs born in India, have died at KNP.
Septicemia caused by radio collars led to death of two male cheetahs in MP this week: Expert
Male cheetahs Tejas and Suraj died due to septicemia caused by radio collars in wet conditions at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, according to South African cheetah expert Vincent van der Merwe. The Indian cheetah reintroduction programme has had a shaky start, with eight deaths, including three cubs, in under four months, raising concerns.
One more cheetah dies at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, eighth in four months
An African cheetah, named Suraj, has become the eighth big cat casualty in India in almost four months. The cheetak had been translocated from Africa and was found dead lying still in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park’s Palpur East Forest Range's Masavani beat by a monitoring team on 4 June.
SC concerned over death of cheetahs at KNP, ask Centre to consider shifting them to Rajasthan
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the death of three cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park (KNP) of Madhya Pradesh in less than two months and asked the Centre to rise above politics and consider shifting them to Rajasthan.
No real answers for Kuno cheetah deaths, just theories
To be fair, cheetah deaths were expected in the initial Project Cheetah study. In fact, the deaths are fewer than anticipated, and happily – there have been four cheetah births too. But there are questions.
Another cheetah dies at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, 2nd death in a month
The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh lost yet another Cheetah when a six-year-old male feline, translocated from South Africa in February, died on April 23. The reasons for its death are still unknown. The cheetah was recently named Uday.
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