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“Currently, 16 cheetahs are living in the wild at Kuno and have adapted well to their new habitat. They have learned to coexist with co-predators and are regularly hunting,” Sharma said, adding that a recent round of anti-parasitic treatment for all cheetahs has been completed successfully.
An eight-year-old Namibian female cheetah named Nabha died at Kuno National Park on Saturday, a week after sustaining severe injuries likely during a hunting attempt inside its soft release enclosure.
“Nabha got badly injured a week back, probably during a hunting attempt inside her soft release boma. She had fractures in both the ulna and fibula on the left side, along with other injuries. Despite a week-long treatment, she succumbed to her injuries today,” said Uttam Sharma, the field director of the Cheetah Project.
Nabha was one of the cheetahs translocated from Namibia under Project Cheetah, the Government of India’s flagship reintroduction initiative.
The cheetahs were brought to Kuno in two phases — the first batch from Namibia in September 2022 and the second from South Africa in February 2023.
With Nabha’s death, the cheetah population at Kuno now stands at 26, including nine adult cheetahs (six females and three males) and 17 cubs born in India. Officials said all the remaining cheetahs, including the two males kept at Gandhisagar, are in good health.
“Currently, 16 cheetahs are living in the wild at Kuno and have adapted well to their new habitat. They have learned to coexist with co-predators and are regularly hunting,” Sharma said, adding that a recent round of anti-parasitic treatment for all cheetahs has been completed successfully.
Two female cheetahs, Veera and Nirva, have also recently given birth and are reported to be doing well along with their cubs.
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A post-mortem report is awaited to determine the exact cause of Nabha’s death.
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