A female Indian cheetah named Daksha was suspected to have died of her injuries in a fight with two other male leopards in the restored Kuno National Park (Kuno National Park).

(European News Agency)

[Central News Agency] Indian cheetah (cheetah) recovery efforts have suffered setbacks. A female imported from Africa is believed to have died in a fight with her companions today, becoming the third imported cheetah to die in less than two months.

The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted restoration personnel today as reporting that a female leopard named Daksha was suspected of fighting with two other male leopards in Kuno National Park (Kuno National Park), the restoration site. , died of serious injuries.

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The report said that the monitoring team found Daksha who was seriously injured this morning India time. Although he was rescued immediately, he still died at noon.

Cheetahs, also known as cheetahs, were estimated to have tens of thousands of them active in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal Empire. However, due to factors such as the royal family’s hunting pleasure and habitat loss, it is believed that they were found in India in 1952. extinct.

In January last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a cheetah restoration plan. In September of the same year, 8 cheetahs were introduced from Namibia, and 12 were introduced from South Africa in February this year. The first batch has been released into the wild in Kuno National Park. , and the second batch is temporarily isolated and cared for in order to adapt to the environment.

Daxa is one of 12 cheetahs brought in from South Africa. Restoration staff recently released it and two other male leopards to facilitate mating, but a fight broke out.

This is the third imported cheetah to die in India in less than two months.

On March 27, Sasha, a female leopard from Namibia, died of kidney disease; on April 23, Uday, a male leopard from South Africa, died of a heart attack.

The successive deaths of cheetahs have caused public concern, but the Ministry of Environment of India issued a statement only yesterday, stating that the rest of the cheetahs are in good health and can hunt and show their instincts.

However, the Indian Cheetah Restoration Project also had good news in early April. Siyaya, a female leopard from Namibia, gave birth to 4 cubs, becoming the first cheetahs born on Indian soil in nearly 70 years.