Kuno National Park
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Five cheetah cubs born at Kuno National Park, India's cheetah count rises to 60
India | Oct 05, 2026, 05:16 PM ISTFive cheetah cubs have been born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's total cheetah population to 60. The cubs mark the beginning of the Botswana lineage in India and add a new genetic lineage to the country's growing population.
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From extinction to comeback, India's cheetah population reaches 52 in four years
India | Sep 21, 2026, 08:15 AM ISTProject Cheetah completes four years with India's cheetah population reaching 52, including 32 born in the country. From Namibia to Kuno and Gandhi Sagar, the programme has expanded through breeding, cub survival and new habitats.
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Four cheetah cubs found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park
Madhya Pradesh | May 12, 2026, 05:50 PM ISTAccording to officials, the bodies of the cubs were found partially eaten, raising suspicion of an attack by a wild predator animal.
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Project Cheetah gets major boost as Indian-born Mukhi gives birth to five cubs at Kuno | Video
India | Nov 20, 2025, 06:44 PM ISTCheetahs returned to India on September 17, 2022, decades after the species had disappeared from the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight cheetahs—five females and three males—transported from Namibia, marking the world’s first intercontinental relocation of the species.
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Madhya Pradesh: 8-year-old Namibian female cheetah dies of injuries in Kuno National Park
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 12, 2025, 01:25 PM ISTFollowing Nabha’s death, Kuno National Park now has 26 cheetahs—comprising nine adults (six females and three males) and 17 cubs born within the park. According to Field Director Uttam Sharma, all remaining cheetahs are in good health and stable condition.
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Cheetah Nirva gives birth to five cubs at MP's Kuno National Park | Video
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 28, 2025, 06:55 AM ISTCheetah Nirva has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, increasing the park’s cheetah population to 29. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the news, celebrating it as a success for India’s Cheetah Project and wildlife conservation efforts.
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Cheetahs Prabhash and Pavak set for new home in MP's Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary today
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 20, 2025, 09:41 AM ISTSix-year-old cheetahs Prabhas and Pavak will embark on a six to seven-hour journey by road to the sanctuary, which straddles Mandsaur and Neemuch districts.
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Project Cheetah: India to bring eight more cheetahs from Botswana, first four to arrive in May
India | Apr 19, 2025, 09:42 AM ISTProject Cheetah: In the year 2022, India brought eight cheetahs, including five females and three males, from Namibia, while in 2023, 12 came from South Africa. Currently, there are 26 cheetahs, including 16 in the open forest and 10 in the rehabilitation centre, including 14 India-born cubs.
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MP's Second Cheetah Project Ready In Neemuch, First Two Cheetahs To Arrive Soon From Kuno
News | Apr 18, 2025, 12:36 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh’s second cheetah project is completed at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is spread over spread over 64 sq km. Two cheetahs from Kuno National Park will be released here within a week as part of the expansion plan.
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Cheetah family in India grows to 26 as Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh welcomes two new cubs
Madhya Pradesh | Feb 04, 2025, 07:44 PM ISTThe number of total cheetahs at Kuno National Park has become 26, which contains 12 adult cheetahs and 14 cubs.
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MP's Kuno Natonal Park gets two Cheetahs on International Cheetah Day, CM Mohan Yadav expresses joy
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 04, 2024, 09:57 PM ISTOn the occasion of International Cheetah Day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared heartening news about the release of two Cheetahs into Kuno National Park.
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2 cubs born to African cheetah found dead at Kuno National Park | How many cubs are living in KNP?
Madhya Pradesh | Nov 27, 2024, 11:21 PM ISTPrior to the demise of two cubs, 17 cheetah cubs were born at the KNP, where the fastest land animals on Earth were translocated from Namibia more than two years ago.
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Namibian cheetah, Pawan, dies at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 27, 2024, 06:48 PM ISTWith the death of Pawan, KNP is left with 24 cheetahs, including 12 adults and as many cubs.
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South African Cheetah Gamini enjoys monsoon rain with cubs at Kuno National Park | WATCH
Madhya Pradesh | Jul 06, 2024, 06:45 PM ISTUnion Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav shares delightful visuals of a mother cheetah, Gamini, and her five cubs reveling in the monsoon rains at Kuno National Park, capturing a rare and heartwarming moment in nature.
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South African cheetah Gamini gave birth to 'record' six cubs, not five in Kuno Park: Union Minister
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 18, 2024, 01:46 PM ISTThe Union Environment Minister had earlier posted a video of Gamini on March 10 saying she had given birth to five cubs. With the sixth cub being born, the cheetah count at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park has increased to 27, including 14 cubs.
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Cheetah Gamini gives birth to five cubs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh | WATCH
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 10, 2024, 05:34 PM ISTThe number of cheetah cubs born in India now stands at 13 and this is the fourth cheetah litter on Indian soil and the first litter of cheetahs brought from South Africa, said Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.
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Namibian Cheetah 'Jwala' gave birth to four cubs, not three at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 24, 2024, 02:35 PM ISTNamibian cheetah Jwala has given birth to four cubs just weeks after Namibian cheetah 'Aasha' gave birth to her cubs.
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Namibian Cheetah 'Jwala' gives birth to three cubs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park | WATCH
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 23, 2024, 09:26 AM ISTThe good news was reported days after the Kuno National Park reported the death of a cheetah Shaurya. Cheetah, brought from Namibia in September 2022, succumbed to health complications.
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Madhya Pradesh: Cheetah Shaurya dies at Kuno National Park, 10th fatality since start of project
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 16, 2024, 09:02 PM ISTThe director of the project overseeing the cheetah relocation explained that the exact cause of Shaurya's death remains uncertain and can only be determined through a post-mortem examination.
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Good news! Namibian cheetah Asha at Kuno National Park gives birth to three cubs
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 03, 2024, 05:23 PM ISTIn March 2023, Siyaya, who was later renamed as Jwala, had given birth to four cubs, but only one of them survived. Jwala was also translocated to the KNP from Namibia.