8-month-old cheetah cub dies at Kuno National Park, India’s population falls to 59

An eight-month-old cub born to Namibian cheetah Aasha has died at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, reducing India's cheetah population to 59. Forest officials are awaiting the post-mortem report as the country's reintroduction programme continues.

New Delhi: An eight-month-old cheetah cub born to Namibian female cheetah Aasha was found dead at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Monday. The death has reduced India’s total cheetah population to 59, according to forest officials.

The cub was one of five offspring born to Aasha. During routine monitoring on Monday morning, forest officials noticed that the mother was accompanied by only four cubs. A search operation was launched to locate the missing........

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