In the latest update, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday informed that Cheetah Jwala brought in from Namibia has given birth to four cubs at Madhya Pradeshs Kuno National Park (KNP). This news came as a development after Tuesday when KNP informed that three cubs took birth.Wildlife wonders! As frontline wildlife warriors managed to get closer to Jwala, they found she had given birth to four, not three, cubs, Minister Yadav wrote on social media platform X.Wildlife wonders!As frontline wildlife warriors managed to get closer to Jwala, they found she has given birth to four, not three, cubs. This has increased our joy several times over.Congratulations all.We pray the cubs thrive and prosper at their home in India. pic.twitter.com/0zJj8Cxnna— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) January 24, 2024The birth of these cubs has come only a few weeks had passed since Aasha, another cheetah, gave birth to three cubs in the same park.The cheetahs were declared extinct in 1952 in India but they have been brough back in 2022 under the ambitious project.Eight cheetahs that were imported from Namibia were placed in India in 2022 as part of Project Cheetah. Then, twelve South African cheetahs were subsequently relocated and released in Kuno National Park, in February 2023.Till now, three cubs born in India and seven adult cheetahs have passed away since March 2023.It is to be noted here that following the deaths of cheetah at KNP, the Supreme Court in the in May 2023, raised the concern and asked the Union government to file a detailed affidavit explaining the reasons behind the deaths and preventive measures taken to prevent the deaths.
