Good news! South African Cheetah 'Gamini' gives birth to 5 cubs at Kuno National Park in MP

Mar 11, 2024

New Delhi, March 11 (ANI): South African Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to 5 cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur. The Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said that the total number of Indian-born Cheetah cubs has gone up to 13. He lauded the officers, staff members at Kuno National Park for ensuring a 'stress-free environment' for cheetahs. Earlier in January this year, Namibian Cheetah 'Jwala' gave birth to four cubs at Kuno National Park. Cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952, only to be reintroduced through the ambitious project in 2022. In 2022, 8 Cheetahs - brought from Namibia - were introduced in India under Project Cheetah. Subsequently, 12 cheetahs from South Africa were also translocated, released at Kuno National Park in 2023. So far, seven adult cheetahs and three cubs born in India have died since March 2023 at Kuno National Park.