<h5>What is happening with the cheetahs at Kuno National Park?</h5><p>All radio-collared cheetahs in the Kuno National Park (KNP), Madhya Pradesh, may be returned to their enclosures for examination. Drones might also be used to track their activity in the wild. This decision has been made after two more translocated male cheetahs died recently.</p><p>India’s environment ministry said five of the twenty adult cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa died of natural causes. In recent months, there have been a total of eight cheetah deaths. Three of the four cubs (born in India in March 2023) also died at only a few months old. The survival of these cheetahs has become a point of concern.</p><p>Monthly talks are being held with cheetah experts from South Africa and Namibia to investigate the deaths. An expert from South Africa would arrive at KNP to provide information regarding cheetah treatment.</p><h5>How is India planning to increase the cheetah population?</h5><p>Cheetahs in India were declared extinct in 1952 due to reasons like excessive hunting. Later, Indian environmentalists suggested the idea of reintroducing cheetahs in 2009. In 2020, the Supreme Court of India approved the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/south-africa-will-send-a-dozen-cheetahs-to-india">Project Cheetah</a> plan.</p><p>The project aims to establish a healthy cheetah population in India. Last year, the Namibian government donated eight cheetahs to India. South Africa also agreed to send twelve cheetahs to Kuno National Park in February 2023.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/will-cheetahs-survive-in-india%2FKNP.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=315661c3-7069-4902-b93a-2720bde0282b"><figcaption>A cheetah being released at Kuno National Park. Photo by Kuno National Park.</figcaption></figure><p>A Cheetah Research Centre with facilities for rescue, rehabilitation, etc., is planned to be established under Project Cheetah. A cheetah protection force will also be set up. Let’s hope that no more cheetahs die at KNP and that the cheetah population in India increases soon.</p><h5>Update on the cheetahs at KNP</h5><p>Currently, eleven cheetahs (six males and five females) have been placed inside the enclosures at KNP. The radio collars of six cheetahs have been removed for health examinations. They are being checked by KNP vets and cheetah experts from South Africa and Namibia. Experts say their condition is healthy.</p>

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