Medical team rush to Kuno national park after female cheetah falls ill

A team of veterinarians from Bhopal led by Dr Atul Gupta rushed to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday after Sasha, a female cheetah fell ill due to renal infection, a senior forest officer said

Published on: Jan 25, 2023, 16:10:10 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A team of veterinarians from Bhopal led by Dr Atul Gupta rushed to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday after Sasha, a female cheetah fell ill due to renal infection, a senior forest officer said.

As many as 12 cheetahs will also be translocated soon from South Africa to India (Representative Photo)

The principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) JS Chauhan and Kuno National Park field director Uttam Kumar Sharma, however, denied any serious medical complications.

“It was a routine process and all cheetahs are doing well,” said Sharma.

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Preliminary assessments of Sasha showed symptoms of dehydration and renal disease.

A senior officer, who didn’t wish to be named, said, “Sasha was looking ill. The veterinarian team checked her and found the symptoms of dehydration and renal infection. She was administered fluid and now she is doing well.”

Sasha was one of the eight cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia on September 17 last year. All cheetahs under the world’s first intercontinental translocation project were released at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

A team of experts are monitoring the activities of cheetahs. As many as 12 cheetahs will also be translocated soon from South Africa.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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