Madha Pradesh: Taking the tally to 3, another cheetah 'Daksha', translocated from South Africa died in Kuno National Park. Madhya Pradesh chief Conservator of Forest JS Chauhan informed that Daksha was a female cheetah and was found wounded. Despite the best efforts of the medical team, Daksha couldn't be saved. She died at around 12 today. An official statement informed that Daksha died in a fight with cheetahs inside the park.
This is the 3rd death so far
"A female Cheetah Daksha, brought from South Africa has died in Kuno National Park. This is the 3rd death so far," said MP Chief Conservator of Forest JS Chauhan.
"Daksha was found in injured condition in the morning by a monitoring team of KNP. She was immediately given necessary medication and treatment but she died around 12 noon," the official said.
Daksha was released in enclosure number one and two male cheetahs, Vayu and Agni, were released from boma 7 (enclosure) for mating, but it appears that the male cheetahs turned violent during the process which is a normal thing, the official added, reported PTI.
Uday died in April
Cheetah 'Uday' brought from South Africa to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park died during treatment after falling ill in April. A senior forest official informed that the deceased cheetah 'Uday' was six years old. That was the second incident at the park in almost a month.
Cheetah Sasha died due to a kidney ailment
Earlier, Namibian cheetah Sasha died due to a kidney ailment on March 27. 'Another Cheetah, Uday, who was brought from South Africa, has died during treatment after falling ill at Kuno National Park. The reason for death is yet to be ascertained, reads a tweet from ANI.
(Inputs by: Bhupendra Singh)
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