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After three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's <keyword id="19948081" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kuno-National-Park" source="keywords">Kuno National Park</keyword>, the <keyword id="19973832" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Tiger-Conservation-Authority" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Tiger Conservation Authority" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="National Tiger Conservation Authority">National Tiger Conservation Authority</keyword> in May 2023 called in experts from <keyword id="23075708" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliances-wildlife-facility" source="keywords">Reliance's wildlife facility</keyword> in Gujarat to review health monitoring protocols, official records show. The National Tiger Conservation Authority's (NTCA) Assistant Inspector General of Forests Abhishek Kumar wrote to the CEO of <keyword id="19896380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Reliance Industries" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Reliance Industries">Reliance Industries</keyword>' Jamnagar-based Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (<keyword id="23075709" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GZRRC" source="keywords">GZRRC</keyword>) on May 11, 2023, requesting that a team of experts be sent to <keyword id="19949149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kuno" source="keywords">Kuno</keyword> to "review health monitoring protocols" and provide advice to "ensure the welfare of the cheetahs" following the deaths of three cheetahs between March 27 and May 9. Kumar's letter said <keyword id="20053655" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Project-Cheetah" source="keywords">Project Cheetah</keyword> was the first intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species with "no comparable historical precedent" and it was not surprising that a project of such a "magnitude and complexity would face many challenges". "Due to careful planning and execution, all 20 cheetahs survived the initial capture, quarantine and lengthy transport to the purpose-built quarantine and larger acclimatisation enclosure in Kuno. We are given to understand that Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre has expert veterinarians who are handling a substantial number of cheetahs in captivity," read the letter, seen by PTI. GZRRC director Brij Kishor Gupta wrote back on May 24, 2023, saying a four-member team would visit Kuno on May 25-26. The team included "senior veterinary officers" Jorge Francisco Soares and Nitin Yashwant Tambe, lab in-charge Mandeep and Gupta himself. In response to PTI's question via email, Gupta said, "The National Tiger Conservation Authority requested GZRRC last year to assess the healthcare protocols of cheetahs being followed at Kuno, we sent our team of experts veterinarians and (the) director and found that they are following the right protocol for health care management of cheetahs." GZRRC experts visited Kuno only once, Gupta said but gave no clear answer on whether they were providing any guidance or support to the project at present. Gupta added that all forms of interaction, engagement and knowledge exchange conducted by the GZRRC with government and non-government entities in the fields of animal welfare, research and conservation were carried out "strictly on a non-commercial basis". As part of the first ever intercontinental translocation of big cats, a total of 20 cheetahs — eight from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 from South Africa in February 2023 — were brought to Kuno. Since their arrival, eight adult cheetahs — three female and five male — have died. Seventeen cubs have been born in India, with 12 surviving. This brings the total number of cheetahs, including cubs, in Kuno to 24, all of which are currently in enclosures. Three cheetahs — one male and two female — died between March 27 and May 9, 2023. According to Project Cheetah's annual report for 2023-24, Namibian female cheetah Sasha died due to "chronic renal insufficiency" on March 27, 2023, becoming the first mortality in the project. "Sasha developed kidney problems after her arrival and received continuous care for two months but, unfortunately, she did not respond positively to the treatment and passed away," the annual report says. South African male cheetah Uday "suddenly died" on April 23, 2023, within the larger acclimatisation enclosure "without displaying any prior symptoms". South African female cheetah Daksha died on May 9, 2023, due to injuries from a violent encounter with a male coalition during a mating attempt, according to the report. The GZRRC experts' visit was immediately preceded by the death of three cubs born to Namibian cheetah Jwala between May 23 and May 25 due to extreme heat. Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey questioned the need to involve GZRRC in the project when "top <keyword id="20396265" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wildlife-experts" source="keywords">wildlife experts</keyword> from the NTCA, Wildlife Institute of India, South Africa, and Namibia are already part of it". "The government even sent staff from the Madhya Pradesh wildlife department for training in cheetah management in South Africa and Namibia. What did they learn?" he asked. "And even if you have approached GZRRC, why keep it a secret? There is no mention of the support sought from Reliance Industries' wildlife facility in the annual report of Project Cheetah," he added. The minutes of the Cheetah Project Monitoring Committee meetings, obtained by PTI through an RTI application, also do not mention this involvement. Besides wildlife experts from NTCA, the Wildlife Institute of India and other government facilities, Kuno currently has a dedicated team of four veterinarians for Project Cheetah. It has also received veterinary support and guidance from wildlife veterinarians in South Africa and Namibia, including Adrian Tordiffe, hospital director at Onderstepoort Veterinary College, South Africa; Mike Toft from Kifaru Wildlife Veterinary Services, South Africa; Andy Fraser from Rooiberg Veterinary Services, South Africa; and Ana Basto from the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia. GZRRC director Gupta told PTI that they had more than 40 cheetahs rescued from different captive facilities. All the cheetahs are captive born in the country of origin of the captive facility. There have been "no mortalities of cheetahs at GZRRC till date" and all the animals are all "faring very well", he said. Gupta said they had "some of the best veterinarians in wildlife health management". He said the cheetah project had been "doing very well". "It has been noted that birth of several cubs has taken place on Indian soil and the survival rate is good in comparison to similar projects in other parts of the world." When asked about the challenges of cheetah management based on their experience, Gupta said, "GZRRC specialises in the study, management, care and research of cheetahs within captive environments. The primary focus areas for cheetahs in captivity include veterinary care, nutrition, housing, exercise and enrichment. GZRRC has successfully established optimal standards across all these domains." He emphasised that "the operation and management of a captive programme differ significantly from those of a re-wilding programme". The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) granted approval for the setting up of GZRRC on February 14, 2019, and accorded it recognition on August 17, 2020. According to its 2023-24 annual report submitted to the CZA, new facilities such as Rescue Centre for Herbivores, Asiatic Lion Care, Medical Research and Hospital, Cheetah Conservation and Research Centre, Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre and multi-specialty hospital were added to GZRRC in 2023-24.

After sudden cheetah deaths in Kuno, Centre turned to Reliance's wildlife facility for help

A <keyword id="1014190" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="namibian-cheetah" source="Orion">Namibian cheetah</keyword> has given birth to three cubs in the <keyword id="10561435" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kuno-national-park" source="Orion">Kuno National Park</keyword> in Madhya Pradesh, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said. "Kuno's new cubs! Namibian <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">Cheetah</keyword> named Jwala has given birth to three cubs. This comes just weeks after Namibian Cheetah Aasha gave birth to her cubs. Congratulations to all wildlife frontline warriors and wildlife lovers across the country. May Bharat's wildlife thrive...," Yadav said in a post on 'X' sharing a video of the three cubs with the cheetah. Earlier on January 16, in a setback to 'Project Cheetah', a Namibian cheetah named Shaurya passed away at the Kuno National Park. According to an official release by the additional chief conservator of forest and the director of the Lion Project at Kuno, a tracking team noted signs of incoordination and a staggering gait in Shaurya around 11 am on Tuesday, prompting an immediate medical intervention. "After observing these signs, the cheetah was tranquillised and a weakness was determined during a medical examination. Despite reviving the cheetah through medical intervention, it developed some post-revival complications that eventually resulted in its demise. The animal failed to respond to CPR efforts," the APCCF and the director of Lion Project was quoted as saying in the statement. On September 17, 2022, the first batch of eight <keyword id="20234756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="namibia" source="keywords">Namibia</keyword>n 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. In the second batch, 12 cheetahs were brought from South Africa. However, of the 20 cheetahs translocated to India in two batches, 8 perished. Subsequently, 12 cheetahs were brought from South Africa and released in Kuno in February, last year. The translocation was implemented under the supervision of an expert team consisting of government officials, scientists, wildlife biologists and veterinarians from Namibia, South Africa and India, the <keyword id="20046841" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-environment" source="keywords">Ministry of Environment</keyword>, Forest and Climate Change informed earlier.

Namibian Cheetah gives birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park

Two <keyword id="1113296" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah-cubs" source="Orion">cheetah cubs</keyword> born in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park nearly two months ago died on Thursday due to "sweltering heat and weakness", the official said. As per the officials, the cubs which were born to a Namibian <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">cheetah</keyword> on March 24, died from apparent dehydration and weakness within the fenced area housing the mother and cubs. A female cheetah named Jwala brought from Namibia at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, gave birth to four cubs in March this year. After the death of the cubs, the total number of cubs has now been reduced to one at Kuno Park. "After the death of one cub, the remaining three cubs and the female cheetah Jwala were monitored continuously throughout the day by wildlife doctors posted in Palpur. Supplemental food was given to the Cheetah Jwala during the day. During monitoring, the condition of the remaining 3 cubs did not seem normal," the official statement said on Thursday. It further said that the cubs could not be saved despite all medical efforts due to their critical condition. "It is also worth noting here that the date 23.05.2023 was also the hottest day of this summer season. The day's maximum temperature was around 46-47 degree Celsius. Extremely hot winds and heat waves continued throughout the day. Seeing the unusual condition, the management and the team of wildlife doctors immediately decided to rescue the three cubs and do necessary treatment. 2 cubs were not saved despite all medical efforts due to their critical condition," it further said. Earlier on May 23 also, a cub died. Notably, the Union environment ministry had flown in eight cheetahs from Namibia into Kuno in September last year and 12 more from South Africa in February this year as part of the project that seeks to establish clusters of wild cheetahs in India. Notably, in the past few months, three cheetahs have already died at the National Park, raising fingers at the Kuno management and administration. A Namibian cheetah died in March from kidney disease, a South African cheetah died in April from an undetermined cause, and a second South African cheetah died earlier this month after being injured by male cheetahs during mating efforts. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/simple-one-electric-scooter-launched-with-212-km-range-check-out-price-specifications-and-other-details/articleshow/100449367.cms">Simple One electric scooter launched with 212 km range: Check out price, specifications and other details</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/2000-note-withdrawal-how-to-exchange-notes-is-it-a-legal-tender-and-other-questions-answered/articleshow/100412941.cms">₹2,000 note withdrawal – How to exchange them, is it a legal tender and other questions answered</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-app-store-prevented-over-2-billion-in-fraudulent-transactions-last-year-banned-282-million-user-accounts/articleshow/100322718.cms">Apple App Store prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year, banned 282 million user accounts</a>

Two more cheetah cubs die from 'dehydration and weakness' in Kuno

Bhopal, In the wake of the death of seven cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's <keyword id="2054016" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kuno" source="Orion">Kuno</keyword> National Park since March this year, wildlife experts have questioned the way the African felines have been handled and suggested more experienced veterinarians be involved in taking care of these animals. In the latest incident, male cheetah Tejas died in the KNP on Tuesday. The autopsy report revealed the cheetah was "internally weak" and unable to recover from a "traumatic shock" after a violent fight with a female cheetah, according to a forest official. The death of Tejas, brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year, is yet another blow to the central government's cheetah reintroduction programme launched with much fanfare in September last year. With this, seven felines, including three cubs born to Namibian cheetah 'Jwala', have died at the KNP since March. Talking to PTI, Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India's (WII) former dean and senior professor Y V Jhala said, "Though <keyword id="17288714" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah-deaths" source="Orion">cheetah deaths</keyword> were expected in this reintroduction programme, more surprising is the fact these mortalities happened in the enclosed bomas where they were least expected. Cheetahs were expected to die after release from the safe enclosure, not within it." Jhala said he was told the latest death of cheetah Tejas was because of infighting. "A female cheetah attacking and killing a male is something which has never been reported anywhere across the cheetah's range," he said. Moreover, this female cheetah was hand reared and was learning the skills of making a kill, therefore it is surprising the feline attacked and managed to kill the wild male cheetah, Jhala said. "The deaths were expected in free ranging conditions because of fights with leopards, wild prey and human causes, but none of the death that took place in the KNP free range. This is commendable for the management," he said. Similarly, the death of three cubs "in captivity" was also surprising and puts a question mark over their handling. If the cubs were malnourished, then they should have been given supplements to make them healthy, he said while terming these deaths as a "big loss" for the re-introduction programme and a costly learning experience. "Cheetah deaths in Kuno are not that important for the success of the project. What is urgently required is preparedness of other sites for the release of the cheetahs," the expert said. A minimum of three-to five sites like Kuno are required for the cheetah reintroduction project to succeed in India, with a proper budget allocation by the central government, Jhala said. A retired dean of the Jabalpur-based Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, who did not wish to be named, also expressed concern over the death of seven cheetahs in a span of four months. "The re-introduction programme is good and in such exercises, few mortalities are also expected," he said. He suggested that senior experienced veterinarians be involved in the team managing the cheetahs, for the success of this ambitious reintroduction programme. Another retired professor from the university on condition of anonymity said a cheetah or any other animal translocated from another continent faces difficulties in acclimatisation, be it the habitat, food or weather conditions. ""Secondly, any animal tranquilised once or twice or more for capturing becomes weak from inside because of change in the internal hormones and their enzymes also behave adversely," he said. The survival rate of such captured wild animals, like deer or others, is just 20-30 per cent, he claimed. "The third and most important factor is in case of any sickness or injuries resulting from infighting or any other reason, if the reporting of the same is done on time, then the chances of survival of the animal improves," the expert said. He also suggested roping-in of more experienced veterinarians in the team handling the cheetahs for better management of the reintroduction project. Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey from Bhopal also demanded that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan make changes in the cheetah management team by deploying trained wildlife officers at the emergency level for better results. From 24 cheetahs - 20 translocated from Namibia and South Africa and four cubs born at the KNP - the total count of felines at the KNP has now dropped to 17. The fastest land animal was declared extinct in the country in 1952.

Bring in more experienced vets say experts after seven cheetah deaths at Kuno

<ul><li>Details were not immediately available on the latest <keyword id="17227107" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah-death" source="Orion">Cheetah death</keyword>.</li><li>This comes on the back of the death of seven cheetahs in Kuno since March this year, with one of them occurring earlier this week.</li><li>The deaths have made wildlife experts question the way the African felines have been handled and suggested more experienced veterinarians be involved in taking care of these animals.</li></ul> In yet another blow to the government’s <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">cheetah</keyword> reintroduction programme, forest officials on Friday confirmed the death of one more cheetah at <keyword id="10561435" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kuno-National-Park" source="Orion">Kuno National Park</keyword> in Madhya Pradesh. Details were not immediately available. This comes on the back of the death of seven cheetahs in Kuno since March this year, with one of them occurring earlier this week. The cheetah reintroduction programme, which was launched with much fanfare in September last year, saw 20 cheetahs relocated to KNP from Namibia and South Africa. From 24 cheetahs - including four cubs born at the KNP - the total count of felines at the KNP has now dropped to 16. With this, eight felines, including three cubs born to Namibian cheetah 'Jwala', have died at the KNP since March. The cheetah deaths have made wildlife experts question the way the African felines have been handled and suggested more experienced veterinarians be involved in taking care of these animals. In the last incident that was reported, male cheetah Tejas died in the KNP on Tuesday. The autopsy report revealed the cheetah was "internally weak" and unable to recover from a "traumatic shock" after a violent fight with a female cheetah, according to a forest official. Talking to PTI, Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India's (WII) former dean and senior professor Y V Jhala said, "Though cheetah deaths were expected in this reintroduction programme, more surprising is the fact these mortalities happened in the enclosed bomas where they were least expected. Cheetahs were expected to die after release from the safe enclosure, not within it." Similarly, the death of three cubs "in captivity" was also surprising and puts a question mark over their handling. If the cubs were malnourished, then they should have been given supplements to make them healthy, he said while terming these deaths as a "big loss" for the re-introduction programme and a costly learning experience. A minimum of three-to five sites like Kuno are required for the cheetah reintroduction project to succeed in India, with a proper budget allocation by the central government, Jhala said. A retired dean of the Jabalpur-based Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, who did not wish to be named, also expressed concern over the death of seven cheetahs in a span of four months. "The re-introduction programme is good and in such exercises, few mortalities are also expected," he said. He suggested that senior experienced veterinarians be involved in the team managing the cheetahs, for the success of this ambitious reintroduction programme. Another retired professor from the university on condition of anonymity said a cheetah or any other animal translocated from another continent faces difficulties in acclimatisation, be it the habitat, food or weather conditions. The survival rate of such captured wild animals, like deer or others, is just 20-30%, he claimed. He also suggested roping-in of more experienced veterinarians in the team handling the cheetahs for better management of the reintroduction project. Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey from Bhopal also demanded that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan make changes in the cheetah management team by deploying trained wildlife officers at the emergency level for better results. The fastest land animal was declared extinct in the country in 1952. (With inputs from PTI)

Another cheetah dies at MP’s Kuno National Park: forest officials

New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern on the death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park in <keyword id="6355554" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="madhya-pradesh" source="Orion">Madhya Pradesh</keyword> 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. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Prashant Kumar Mishra made these observations while hearing the issue related to the death of cheetahs. Taking note of the deaths of two cheetahs last week, the court asked the Centre why were they making it a prestige issue. The court also questioned why the cheetahs are put in one place. The court suggested the Centre take some positive steps. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the government, responded to the court that they are doing their best efforts for the project. She apprised the court that 50 per cent of deaths on translocation are normal. The court sought to know the issue of whether they are suited to the climate or facing Kidney or respiratory issues or not. ASG replied that the infections were leading to the deaths. The court remarked that one of the sanctuaries in Rajasthan is known for leopards and suggested the court consider this aspect. Twelve cheetahs from South Africa arrived on February 18 in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park after South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the re-introduction of Cheetahs in India to establish a viable cheetah population in the Asian country. Earlier, eight cheetahs brought from Namibia were released by Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> at Kuno National Park on the occasion of his birthday on September 17, 2022. One Cheetah died due to illness recently. The MoU on the reintroduction of cheetahs to India facilitates cooperation between the parties to establish a viable and secure cheetah population in India, promotes conservation and ensures that expertise is shared and exchanged, and capacity is built, to promote cheetah conservation. (ANI)

Cheetah deaths: 50% translocation deaths normal says Centre after SC raises concerns

The deaths of two African cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) within one month has generated questions in government quarters and among wildlife enthusiasts on whether there were lapses in handling them at their new habitat where a total of 22 felines including four newly borne cubs are living. Amid the questions, a team from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) -- the nodal agency for the "reintroduction of cheetahs" on Indian soil -- will be visiting KNP soon to review the implementation of the project with the officials of the Madhya Pradesh forest department and the scientists of the Wild Life Institute of India, the NTCA officials told IANS. In the meantime, the MP forest department pushed the recommendation for shifting some of the <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">cheetah</keyword>s to a new habitat, which is also part of the 'Cheetah Action Plan', as the officials claimed. Giving details of the 'Cheetah Reintroduction Action Plan', principal Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Wildlife of Madhya Pradesh J. S. Chouhan wrote to the NTCA in the first week of April (soon after female Namibian cheetah Sasha died) to find an alternative enclosure to shift some cheetahs from KNP. "Keeping all the cheetahs at one site will be a risk for reintroduction of the cheetahs. Also, KNP can accommodate a maximum of 21 cheetahs at one time and at present it has 22 and therefore, I have requested the NTCA to find an alternative place to shift some of them," J. S. Chouhan had told IANS a couple of days ago, adding that shifting of some cheetahs is also part of the "cheetah reintroduction action plan'. There has been considerable debate among conservationists on whether the cheetah, which needs vast tracts of land to run and hunt, can thrive in India where suitable land is limited unlike in the African reserves. Even before 20 cheetahs were imported from Namibia and South Africa, some experts had raised questions over how the space shortage is likely to affect the cheetah reintroduction project at Madhya Pradesh's KNP, which has a core area of 748 sq km and a buffer zone of 487 sq km. In such a situation, there are worries about the 11 South African cheetahs (one of the 12 South African cheetahs 'Uday' died a few days back) when they will be released into a larger area at KNP. As of now, the African cheetahs are in the acclimatisation enclosure. The Cheetah Task Force Committee also pointed out this issue during it's last meeting. "African cheetahs are in the acclimatisation enclosure and they will be ready for release in 15-20 days. Releasing all of them at KNP will not be practical, therefore an alternative site is highly desirable," a member of the Cheetah Task Force Committee told IANS on condition of anonymity. At the same time, sources aware of the developments claimed that shifting some of the cheetahs has raised a political controversy as there is a possibility that the alternative site will be the Mukundra Tiger Reserve located near Kota in Rajasthan. Amid all this buzz, IANS sent some written queries to the NTCA. Responding on the shifting of the cheetahs, S. P. Yadav, a senior member of the NTCA said, "A cheetah action plan has been prepared in consultation with all experts in cheetah conservation. It is a long term project and should not be judged after a few months. Based on our experience at Kuno, further decisions on these issues will be taken." He added that "It's sad that two cheetahs have died. However, in such transcontinental efforts the mortality of animals cannot be ruled out. Some of them may die due to several causative factors and it has already been factored into the Project Cheetah Action Plan available in the public domain. In compliance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order cheetah translocation has been taken up on an "experimental basis". Replying to a further query if the NTCA has issued some directives to Kuno following the death of two cheetahs, the NTCA member said, "All the protocols of monitoring cheetahs are strictly being followed in the field. We are going to review the implementation of the project soon with MP government officials and scientists of the WII." Owing to rampant hunting, cheetahs were officially declared extinct in India in 1952. Seven decades later, on September 17, 2022, eight cheetahs were flown in from Namibia and released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday at the KNP, marking the reintroduction of cheetahs into the Indian wilds. Five months later, 12 South African cheetahs joined the eight Namibians at the KNP on February 18, taking the total number to 20. However, the project suffered the first blow with the death of one of the Namibian females, Sasha on March 27 due to severe renal infection. Just two days later, another Namibian female gave birth to four cubs, the first cheetah births on Indian soil in seven decades. However, just 27 days later, one of the 12 South African cheetahs, an adult male Uday, died suddenly due to cardiopulmonary failure at KNP. The detailed report on what caused the cardiopulmonary failure is still awaited. 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Cheetah deaths at Kuno spur authorities to initiate a project review

The death of six cheetahs, including three newborn cubs, within a period of two and half months at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (<keyword id="1490338" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="knp" source="Orion">KNP</keyword>) has prompted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (<keyword id="49703" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ntca" source="Orion">NTCA</keyword>) to form a high-level screening committee for the Centre's ambitious 'Project <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">Cheetah</keyword>'. The NTCA - the nodal agency of the project - on Thursday formed a screening committee comprising of 11 members, headed by Dr. Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General of Global Tiger Forum and R. N. Mehrotra, former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest of Rajasthan. The other nine members in the screening committee include P.R. Sinha, former Director of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), H.S. Negi, former APCCF, Wildlife, and P.K Malik, former facility of the WII. Negi and Malik are also the members of the NTCA. G.S Rawat, former Dean of the WII, Mittal Patel, an Ahmedabad-based social worker, Qamar Qureshi, WII scientist and Inspector General of NTCA, Shubhoranjan Sen a wildlife expert and the MP's Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, and Chief Wildlife Warden are the other members. The committee, tasked to review the progress of cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa, will "be in-force for a period of two years and will hold at least one meeting every month, besides taking field visits as and when required. The committee will also take decision on opening cheetah habitat for ecotourism and will suggest regulations in this regard. The Committee will also empowered to invite wildlife experts for consultation," the NTCA said in a notification issued hours after two more cubs of Namibian cheetah Jwala died on Thursday. Four cheetah cubs were born in India to the translocated wild cats after a gap of seven decades, after the fastest moving animal on earth was officially declared extinct in the country, but three have died now while the health of remaining one has also deteriorated. According to the MP Forest Department sources, the day (May 23) the youngest and weakest among the four siblings died, was the hottest day of this summer season, when the maximum temperature was recorded in the range of 46-47 degree Celsius. A team which was continuously monitoring Namibian female Siyaya/Jwala (which was on supplement food during day time) and three surviving cubs, found that the condition of the three cubs wasn't normal. The three cubs were rescued and put under dedicated treatment of vets, but despite all efforts two of the three surviving cubs couldn't be saved. "The lone surviving cub too is stated critical and under round-the-clock intensive medical care at the park's hospital, where its condition is being stabilised. While the only surviving cub is being treated by vets at KNP hospital in consultation with Namibian and South African experts, its mother cheetah is stated to be healthy, but is under continuous monitoring," a Forest Department statement said. The cheetah cubs, which were around eight weeks old, were weak and also dehydrated (perhaps due to extreme heat wave conditions). The mother cheetah, which was a hand reared cheetah from Namibia, had conceived for the first time. The cubs had started walking with their mother since the last 8-10 days only. On March 27, adult female Namibian cheetah Sasha had succumbed to severe renal infections, on April 23, male South African cheetah Uday died due to cardiopulmonary failure, and 16 days later, South African female cheetah Daksha died reportedly due to injuries sustained during violent mating by male coalition Vayu and Agni. Eventually, the present cheetah count at the KNP now stands at 18, including one cub, which battles for life at the hospital. Out of 17 adults, seven are Namibians and 10 South African. As part of the Narendra Modi government's ambitious project of reintroducing cheetahs in Indian wilds, seven decades after they went officially extinct in the same land due to rampant hunting, the first set of 8 Namibian cheetahs were flown from Namibia to India on the PM's 72nd birthday on September 17, 2022. The same day, the PM released them at KNP in MP's Sheopur district. Five months later, on February 18, 12 South African cheetahs were released into the KNP. 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High-power committee to monitor project after 6 cheetah deaths at Kuno

<ul><li>Third translocated Namibian cheetah <keyword id="320048" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="daksha" source="Orion">Daksha</keyword> dies in Kuno National Park, MP due to a violent mating interaction with male cheetahs. </li><li>3 out of the 20 cheetahs brought in under <keyword id="9726901" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="project-cheetah" source="Orion">Project Cheetah</keyword> have died between 27th March and 10th May. </li><li>“Such violent behaviours by male coalition cheetahs towards female cheetahs during mating are common,” the government said. </li></ul>Another cheetah was found dead in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, on May 9 marking the third fatality in about 45 days among the big cats translocated to India as part of a revival plan. The death of the cheetah named Daksha leaves behind just 17 of the 20 cheetahs that were translocated from South Africa beginning September 2022 as part of an initiative to revive cheetahs in India, about 70 years after the mammals became extinct in the country. The initiative, <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1788373">Project Cheetah</a>, plans to introduce 50 cheetahs in the next five years. Daksha, died after a violent mating interaction with an adult male coalition, which included two male cheetahs, Agni and Varsha. Officials said that Daksha had been released in enclosure number 1 and the male cheetahs had been released from boma 7 (enclosure) for mating, after which they turned violent . A meeting of officials – attended by Inspector General of National Tiger Conservation Authority Amit Mallick, Wildlife Institute of India’s Qamar Qureshi, and the Cheetah Meta Population Initiative’s <keyword id="16556910" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vincent-van-der" source="Orion">Vincent van der</keyword> <keyword id="1271582" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="merwe" source="Orion">Merwe</keyword> – was conducted on 30 April in which the decision to allow this mating was made. “Such violent behaviours by male coalition cheetahs towards female cheetahs during mating are common. In such a situation, the chances of intervention by the monitoring team are almost non-existent and practically impossible,” the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in a statement. This follows on the heels of the death of a female cheetah, Sasha, in late March due to kidney failure and a male cheetah, Uday in late April due to what was later determined as a heart attack. Is such violent behaviour normal? After sexual maturity, adult females are solitary and they only interact with males during mating. Females thus live a mostly solitary life after splitting off from their group, raising their cubs on their own. Male siblings remain together throughout their life. These groups of male siblings are called coalitions. If a female tries to escape the mating attempts of these coalitions, it can lead to violence and extreme aggression by the males. Conservationist van der Merwe said, “It is not unusual for male cheetahs to exhibit aggressive behaviour towards each other, as well as towards females. Cheetahs killing other cheetahs account for 8% of cheetah mortality in the Southern African metapopulation.” SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/go-first-cancels-all-flights-till-may-19-citing-operational-reasons/articleshow/100125411.cms">Go First cancels all flights till May 19 citing operational reasons</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/hyundai-reveals-exter-suv-ahead-of-launch-with-5-trims-and-expected-starting-price-of-6-lakh/articleshow/100125286.cms">Hyundai reveals Exter SUV ahead of launch with 5 trims and expected starting price of ₹6 lakh</a>

Mating violence is common in cheetahs say experts after third cat dies at Kuno

Four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> from <keyword id="47514" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="namibia" source="Orion">Namibia</keyword>, Union Environment Minister <keyword id="1850634" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bhupender-yadav" source="Orion">Bhupender Yadav</keyword> said on Wednesday. He termed it a momentous event in India's wildlife conservation history during 'Amrit Kaal'. "I am delighted to share that four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India on 17th September 2022, under the visionary leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji (sic)," he tweeted. The minister congratulated the entire team of Project <keyword id="54781" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="cheetah" source="Orion">Cheetah</keyword> for their relentless efforts in bringing back the large carnivore to India and for their efforts in correcting an ecological wrong done in the past. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> had released the first batch of eight spotted felines -- five females and three males -- from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in <keyword id="6355554" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="madhya-pradesh" source="Orion">Madhya Pradesh</keyword> on his 72nd birthday on September 17 last year. One of the Namibian cheetahs, <keyword id="6396900" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sasha" source="Orion">Sasha</keyword>, had died due to a kidney-related ailment on Monday, forest and wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh said. In a second such translocation, 12 cheetahs were flown in from <keyword id="6355117" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="south-africa" source="Orion">South Africa</keyword> and released into Kuno on February 18. Cheetah is the only large carnivore that got completely wiped out from India due to over-hunting and habitat loss. The last cheetah died in Koriya district of present-day Chhattisgarh in 1947 and the species was declared extinct in 1952. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/microsofts-new-security-copilot-assistant-adds-ai-smarts-to-cybersecurity-using-gpt-4/articleshow/99088495.cms">Microsoft’s new Security Copilot assistant adds AI smarts to cybersecurity using GPT-4</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/ongc-to-start-oil-production-from-kg-block-in-may-gas-in-2024/articleshow/99088230.cms">ONGC to start oil production from KG block in May, gas in 2024</a>

Cheetah translocated to India from Namibia gives birth to four cubs

Bhopal, All the 19 cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) will now be known by their new names as they have been given Indian names. The development came following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal from people to suggest new names for the cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa. Male Namibian cheetah, who has already earned a tag of "ghumakkad" (wanderer) because of straying away from KNP enclosures twice within one week, has been renamed Pavan, while female Namibian cheetah, <keyword id="15193673" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="siyaya" source="Orion">Siyaya</keyword>, who gave birth four cubs recently, will now be called <keyword id="385918" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="jwala" source="Orion">Jwala</keyword>. Likewise, two other female cheetahs, Savannah and Tiblisi, have been renamed Nabha and Dharti respectively. Male cheetahs Elton and Freddy will now be known as Gaurav and <keyword id="13774" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="shaurya" source="Orion">Shaurya</keyword>. The name of only one cheetah wasn't changed completely, Asha has an extra 'a' added in her name. While 12 cheetahs (7 male and 5 female) translocated from South Africa in the second phase under reintroduction of 'Project Cheetahs' have also been given Indian names. They have been renamed Daksha, Nirva, Vayu, Agni, Gamini, Tejas, Veera, Suraj, Dheera, Uday, Prabhas and Pavak. As per the officials, following PM Modi's appeal during his programme '<keyword id="6364850" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mann-ki-baat" source="Orion">Mann Ki Baat</keyword>' on September 22, last year (a week after PM Modi had released eight Namibian cheetahs on his 64th birthday on September 17), a competition was organised through mygov.in from October 26 to October 31, 2022. In response, a total of 11,565 entries were received suggesting new names for reintroduced cheetahs. Official said that the entries were scrutinised by a selection committee and based on the significance and relevance of the suggested names for their conservation and cultural value the new names were selected for Namibian and South African cheetahs. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change congratulated the winners of the competition who suggested new names for Namibian and South African cheetahs. Notably, a total 20 cheetahs were reintroduced in two phases from Namibia and South Africa under 'Project Cheetahs'. In first batch, eight Namibian cheetahs (3 male and 5 female) were released at KNP on September 17 last year, while in the second phase 12 South African cheetahs were shifted on February 18 this year. Out of 20, one female Namibian cheetah, Sasha, died of kidney related aliment on March 27. So, now 19 cheetahs and four newborn cubs are living at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. All 12 South African cheetahs have also been released into the larger hunting enclosures, official said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/significant-increase-in-proportion-of-women-added-to-the-workforce-over-the-last-four-months-epfo-data/articleshow/99662551.cms">Proportion of women added to workforce up significantly over last four months: EPFO data</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-major-ports-handled-highest-ever-cargo-at-795-million-tonne-in-fy23/articleshow/99662039.cms">India's major ports handled highest ever cargo at 795 million tonne in FY23</a>

Elton becomes Gaurav, Freddy turns Shaurya: Namibian cheetahs in Kuno get Indian names

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