India welcome three cheetah cubs, taking big cat number to 38

Bhopal: Three cheetah cubs have been born at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, taking India’s total population of the big cat to 38.

With this, the ninth successful cheetah litter has been recorded on Indian soil. The number of surviving Indian-born cheetah cubs has now increased to 27.

Following the birth of these cubs, India’s total cheetah population has reached 38. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday announced that Kuno National Park has recorded the birth of three cheetah cubs.

“The cubs were born to Gamini, a South African cheetah and a second-time mother. The birth has taken place on the occasion of completion of three years since the arrival of cheetahs from South Africa in India,” Yadav said.

“Each birth strengthens the foundation of Project Cheetah and reflects the passion, perseverance, and round-the-clock dedication of the field staff and veterinary teams who have nurtured this dream into reality” he further added.

“A moment of pride for Kuno, and for India, may Gamini and her three little sprinters grow strong and carry the nation’s cheetah revival story forward with speed and grace” he tweeted.

World’s first inter-continental translocation of a large carnivore successfully completed with 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa coming to India in 2022-23.