One of the cheetahs released inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Among the four released into Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, some bolted into farmlands and had to be tranquilised and brought back. Read more in Daily Maverick: Running for their lives – last-minute bid to stop cheetah export to India“The programme seems rushed. According to wildlife experts, these deaths point to high levels of stress during months in captivity. The Cheetah Action Plan for the cheetah relocation released by the Indian government in January 2022, however, says the project factored in that that a certain number of cheetahs would die.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2023 16:28 UTC