Two cheetahs have lost their lives in a span of just 3 weeks in Madhya Pradesh. This is now becoming a huge concern for the Madhya Pradesh forest department and the officials have asked for an alternative place from the Centre for these cheetahs. These wild animals were relocated to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh from Namibia back in 2022. What is the reason behind two felines losing their lives in less than period of one month? Let’s find out what is actually happening here!
Why Is The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department Requesting For An Alternative Site For Cheetahs?
The officials are requesting the Centre for a shift to the present habitat of these cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa. According to a report by The Tribune, the officials feel that all these animals living together at a specific site can turn out to be a likelihood of danger. Uday is one of the 12 tigers that entered India from South Africa. Uday felt sick on one Sunday and lost his life soon after that. The second feline that lost its life was Sasha. Sasha was brought to Kuno National Park from Namibia.
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According to a report by Outlook India, a senior official of the forest department shared that there is a lack of proper logistics to maintain all these cheetahs in one place. Not just enough space and arrangements of logistics, but the forest department also does not have enough staff to look after all the cheetahs at all points in time.
Some People Assumed That The Space Can Create A Problem For These Felines
An official of the forest department shared how some experts said that a lack of enough space may cause issues after relocating cheetahs at the Kuno National Park.
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20 cheetahs have relocated to Kuno National Park from Namibia and South Africa till now. Among these 20 felines, two have already lost their lives, unfortunately. Seeing the sudden deaths in less than a month, the forest department officials are requesting proper space. A well-maintained space and logistics may turn out to be helpful to protect and conserve the lives of these felines that relocated from Namibia and South Africa last year.
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