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Cheetah Agni, spotted on Sheopur road in viral video, back in forest: Official

The two male cheetahs, Agni and Vayu, were released into the Palpur forest in Kuno National Park (KNP) on December 4, marking International Cheetah Day

The cheetah was spotted again on the streets of Sheopur on Wednesday (@Ajaydubey9/X)

india news

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 04:29 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Cheetah sightings still awaited as Kuno National Park reopens following monsoon

Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh reopens after monsoon, but cheetahs remain in enclosures, delaying visitor access.

Excess rainfall postpones full access to cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh.(File )

lifestyle

Published on Oct 06, 2024 07:24 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Sheopur

Centre turns to Reliance’s wildlife facility amidst cheetah deaths at Kuno

Eight adult cheetahs – three females and five males – have died since arriving from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Three cheetahs died in just over a month last year in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. (File photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 07, 2024 02:06 PM IST

PTI |

Only free-ranging cheetah found dead in MP’s Kuno; drowning suspected

The cheetah, named Pawan, was found lying near the edge of a swollen stream at around 10:30am on Tuesday

This is the second cheetah death in August. (File photo)

cities

Published on Aug 28, 2024 11:29 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Namibian cheetahdies at Kuno due to ‘drowning’

The only free-ranging cheetah at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has died, officials said on Tuesday, suspecting that the six-year-old cheetah, Pawan, drowned.

india news

Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

India considered new countries to source cheetahs to avoid adaptation challenges

Some imported cheetahs developed thick winter coats during the Indian summer and monsoon last year, anticipating the African winter (June to September).

india news

Published on Aug 25, 2024 04:46 PM IST

PTI |

5 cheetah cubs enjoy rain with mom ‘Gamini’ at Kuno National Park

South African Cheetah 'Gamini' with her five cubs on Friday morning, enjoyed the rain at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh Sheopur.

trending

Published on Jul 06, 2024 03:00 PM IST

ANI |

Why Big Cats matter for biodiversity and climate

By protecting big cats, we don’t just save these predators but also safeguard the intricate web of biodiversity within their ecosystems

Meet the snow leopard, inhabiting the mountains in some of the harshest conditions on the planet (HT)

opinion

Published on Jun 08, 2024 11:49 PM IST

ByCaitlin Wiesen, SP Yadav

Pakistani man pets cheetah in viral stunt gone wrong. Watch what the animal did

Pakistani YouTuber Nouman Hassan was slammed after a viral video showed him petting a cheetah.

Nouman Hassan was scratched by the cheetah in the viral video.
(Instagram/nouman.hassan1)

trending

Updated on May 17, 2024 06:29 PM IST

ByHT Trending Desk

Iranian conservationists advocating for cheetahs released from jail

They were among more than 2,000 prisoners granted amnesty on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The two conservationists worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before spending five years in prison. (File)(PTI)

environment

Published on Apr 09, 2024 03:19 PM IST

AP |

Cheetah Jwala gives birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park

The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh now has seven cubs and 13 adult cheetahs. A forest official said that Cheetah Pawan is the father of all the seen cubs

Cheetah Jwala had given birth to four cubs in March 2023, but only one survived. (File)

cities

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 01:27 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Namibian cheetah ‘Jwala’ gives birth to three cubs in Kuno: Union minister

This comes just weeks after Namibian cheetah 'Aasha' gave birth to her cubs.

In this file image, cheetahs seen at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 11:31 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Another cheetah dies at Kuno National Park

A seven-year-old Cheetah named ‘Shaurya’ was found in an unconscious state in a predator-free enclosure on Tuesday

Eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 cheetahs were brought from South Africa in February 2023. (Representative Image)

cities

Published on Jan 16, 2024 09:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

‘Just cruelty, appalling’: Varun Gandhi reacts as govt plans to import cheetahs

BJP MP Varun Gandhi criticises government's plan to import cheetahs, emphasising the need to protect Indian species instead.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi criticised the government on the death of cheetahs.

india news

Updated on Sep 16, 2023 11:33 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

No Cheetah died due to radio collars, next batch at two sites: Project head

Head of Project Cheetah dismisses speculation of radio collars causing death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park.

Nine cheetahs died in Kuno National Park since March this year.(ANI)

india news

Published on Sep 15, 2023 09:51 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Cheetahs in India: A new book connects the dots

When the cheetah vanished, little was left of its story. Writer Divyabhanusinh unearths clues from art and lore, Ancient Egypt and Mughal India.

A tomb painting from Ancient Egypt shows a man walking a cheetah on a leash. (From Nott, 1886; via Divyabhanusinh; The Marg Foundation)

lifestyle

Updated on Sep 02, 2023 04:28 PM IST

BySukanya Datta

Read an exclusive excerpt from The Story of India’s Cheetahs

Divyabhanusinh’s book traces the cheetah’s journey in India. In this section of Chapter 5, he revisits early representations of the animal in British records.

lifestyle

Updated on Sep 01, 2023 02:45 PM IST

ByDivyabhanusinh

Number of Cheetah deaths not low: Supreme Court

So far, 6 adult Cheetahs have died since the translocation of the 20 big cats in two batches from Namibia and South Africa in September 2022 and February 2023.

Earlier on Sunday, MoEFCC in a statement said all cheetah deaths were natural. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)

india news

Published on Aug 07, 2023 04:49 PM IST

ByShobhit Gupta

On Cheetahs deaths in Kuno National Park, union minister's 'monsoon' explanation

A total of nine Cheetahs have died since the translocation of the 20 big cats in two batches from Namibia and South Africa.

Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav. (PTI File Photo)

india news

Published on Aug 06, 2023 02:09 PM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

10 arrested for hunting, land encroachment near Kuno National Park

Kuno National Park has been under spotlight ever since eight Namibian cheetahs – 5 female and 3 male – were released into enclosures there last September.

In February this year, 12 more cheetahs arrived at KNP from South Africa. (ANI)

cities

Published on Aug 05, 2023 06:23 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Another cheetah dies at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno

The exact cause of the death will be ascertained after the post-mortem [examination] report comes, said officials

So far, six adult cheetahs have died in Kuno since translocation of 20 big cats in two batches from Namibia and South Africa (PTI)

india news

Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:40 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

MP: Female cheetah found dead at Kuno; ninth casualty in four months

The female cheetah translocated from Namibia might have died of “septicaemia due to skin abrasion”, but it will be confirmed after the post-mortem, said a forest official, who didn’t wish to be named

With the recent death of the female cheetah, as many as nine cheetahs, including three cubs born in India, have died at KNP in the past four months (File Photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 02, 2023 03:00 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Cheetahs died of natural causes, not due to Kuno’s unsuitability: Centre to SC

Eight cheetahs, five adults and three cubs, have died ever since KNP received 20 cheetahs – eight from Namibia and 12 from South Africa.

The death of five adult cheetahs translocated from Africa to India and three cubs occurred due to natural causes and not on account of any “inherent unsuitability” of the Kuno National Park site, the Centre told the Supreme Court (PTI)

india news

Updated on Aug 01, 2023 04:32 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

What's happening with the cheetahs?

Gaps in pre-project planning, different climate and politics between states hamper India’s biggest big cat translocation project

The cheetahs, however, continued to die.(ANI- Representative image)

environment

Published on Jul 26, 2023 06:24 PM IST

ByChetan Chauhan, Shruti Tomar

Cheetah died of infection caused by radio collar: Task force chief

Forest officials are not taking the deaths seriously by saying 50% deaths were expected as per the cheetah action plan, a wildlife expert

Five adult cheetahs relocated from Africa and three cubs born in the country have died so far in India’s ambitious project to reintroduce the world’ fastest animal in the subcontinent since they became extinct in the country in 1952. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Jul 15, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Eighth cheetah dies at MP's Kuno park; ‘Won’t be relocated’, says Union minister

The cheetah deaths invited fierce criticism from the Opposition parties, who blamed them on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s “mismanagement."

At present 16 cheetahs including a cub are there at the Kuno park in MP. (Representative Image)

india news

Published on Jul 15, 2023 03:16 PM IST

ByNisha Anand

Eighth cheetah dies in Kuno, injury marks on body, say officials

On Tuesday, another male cheetah Tejas died due to “traumatic shock” as his weight had reduced from 55 kg in February to 43 kg in July

cities

Updated on Jul 14, 2023 07:27 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

One more cheetah dies in Kuno National Park; 7th since March

The male cheetah, Tejas, was brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year.

The feline, brought from South Africa as part of the ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme, was in an enclosure at the time of the incident, the official said.

india news

Published on Jul 11, 2023 09:54 PM IST

PTI |

Male cheetah, Agni, injured in fight at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park

Agni, the male cheetah, sustained injuries following a fight between two groups of cheetahs at Kuno National Park's open forest area on Monday evening.

Six cheetahs, including three of the four cubs born in the park, have died since March. (Representative Image)

cities

Published on Jun 28, 2023 06:33 AM IST

ANI |

7th cheetah released into wild in MP’s Kuno

“Neerva, a three-and-a-half-year old female cheetah from South Africa, was released into the wild from a larger enclosure at the KNP late on Sunday,” said KNP field director Uttam Kumar Sharma.

Three of the 20 adult cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia have died at the KNP (PTI)

india news

Updated on May 30, 2023 12:22 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

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The two male cheetahs, Agni and Vayu, were released into the Palpur forest in Kuno National Park (KNP) on December 4, marking International Cheetah Day

Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh reopens after monsoon, but cheetahs remain in enclosures, delaying visitor access.

Eight adult cheetahs – three females and five males – have died since arriving from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

The cheetah, named Pawan, was found lying near the edge of a swollen stream at around 10:30am on Tuesday

The only free-ranging cheetah at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has died, officials said on Tuesday, suspecting that the six-year-old cheetah, Pawan, drowned.

Some imported cheetahs developed thick winter coats during the Indian summer and monsoon last year, anticipating the African winter (June to September).

South African Cheetah 'Gamini' with her five cubs on Friday morning, enjoyed the rain at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh Sheopur.

By protecting big cats, we don’t just save these predators but also safeguard the intricate web of biodiversity within their ecosystems

Pakistani YouTuber Nouman Hassan was slammed after a viral video showed him petting a cheetah.

They were among more than 2,000 prisoners granted amnesty on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh now has seven cubs and 13 adult cheetahs. A forest official said that Cheetah Pawan is the father of all the seen cubs

This comes just weeks after Namibian cheetah 'Aasha' gave birth to her cubs.

A seven-year-old Cheetah named ‘Shaurya’ was found in an unconscious state in a predator-free enclosure on Tuesday

BJP MP Varun Gandhi criticises government's plan to import cheetahs, emphasising the need to protect Indian species instead.

Head of Project Cheetah dismisses speculation of radio collars causing death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park.

When the cheetah vanished, little was left of its story. Writer Divyabhanusinh unearths clues from art and lore, Ancient Egypt and Mughal India.

Divyabhanusinh’s book traces the cheetah’s journey in India. In this section of Chapter 5, he revisits early representations of the animal in British records.

So far, 6 adult Cheetahs have died since the translocation of the 20 big cats in two batches from Namibia and South Africa in September 2022 and February 2023.

A total of nine Cheetahs have died since the translocation of the 20 big cats in two batches from Namibia and South Africa.

Kuno National Park has been under spotlight ever since eight Namibian cheetahs – 5 female and 3 male – were released into enclosures there last September.

The exact cause of the death will be ascertained after the post-mortem [examination] report comes, said officials

The female cheetah translocated from Namibia might have died of “septicaemia due to skin abrasion”, but it will be confirmed after the post-mortem, said a forest official, who didn’t wish to be named

Eight cheetahs, five adults and three cubs, have died ever since KNP received 20 cheetahs – eight from Namibia and 12 from South Africa.

Gaps in pre-project planning, different climate and politics between states hamper India’s biggest big cat translocation project

Forest officials are not taking the deaths seriously by saying 50% deaths were expected as per the cheetah action plan, a wildlife expert

The cheetah deaths invited fierce criticism from the Opposition parties, who blamed them on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s “mismanagement."

On Tuesday, another male cheetah Tejas died due to “traumatic shock” as his weight had reduced from 55 kg in February to 43 kg in July

The male cheetah, Tejas, was brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year.

Agni, the male cheetah, sustained injuries following a fight between two groups of cheetahs at Kuno National Park's open forest area on Monday evening.

“Neerva, a three-and-a-half-year old female cheetah from South Africa, was released into the wild from a larger enclosure at the KNP late on Sunday,” said KNP field director Uttam Kumar Sharma.

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