Cheetah cub dies at MP’s Kuno; suffered spinal fracture in fall | Bhopal Information

BHOPAL: One of many six cubs born to a South African cheetah named Gamini died of spinal accidents at Kuno Nationwide Park on Monday.
The five-month-old feminine fell from a tree whereas taking part in and was fatally injured, say sources. Kuno is now dwelling to 25 cheetahs, together with a dozen cubs.
Round 6.30pm on Sunday, Kuno monitoring employees observed that one in all Gamini’s cubs was unable to carry its hind portion and was dragging its legs, park officers mentioned.
The cub was instantly taken to hospital, the place examinations revealed a fractured vertebral column. Regardless of receiving intensive remedy, the cub’s situation worsened, and it died on Sunday morning. The precise reason behind loss of life will probably be decided after an post-mortem, mentioned officers.
The remaining cheetahs within the park are wholesome, officers mentioned, including that preventive therapies for ticks and different parasitic infections have been administered. Common monitoring continues.
In March, Union setting minister Bhupendra Yadav introduced that cheetah Gamini had given delivery to 6 cubs at Kuno. “Gamini’s legacy leaps ahead,” Yadav had posted on X, sharing photos and movies of the lovely six cubs.
Gamini’s litter was the fourth on Indian soil and the primary by a cheetah introduced from South Africa. In Jan this yr, Namibian cheetah Jwala had given delivery to a few cubs in its second litter, having beforehand delivered 4 cubs, of which just one survived. Cheetah Aasha had added three cubs to the Kuno household.
For the reason that first batch of cheetahs was translocated from Namibia in September 2022 and launched into enclosures by PM Narendra Modi, ten cheetahs have died.