Three cheetah cubs have been born at Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Kuno National Park, taking India\u2019s total population of the big cat to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The cubs were born to Gamini, who was translocated from South Africa as part of the ambitious project to revive the population of the world\u2019s fastest land animal in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cKuno welcomes three new cubs \u2014 a roaring new chapter at Kuno on the completion of three years of arrival of cheetahs from South Africa. Celebrations echo through Kuno National Park as Gamini, the South African cheetah and second-time mother, has brought three new cubs into the world,\u201d Yadav said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA moment of pride for Kuno, and for India \u2014 may Gamini and her three little sprinters grow strong and carry the nation\u2019s cheetah revival story forward with speed and grace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The minister said this joyful arrival marks the ninth successful cheetah litter in India, taking the number of surviving Indian-born cubs to 27.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith these newest additions, India\u2019s total cheetah population has now reached 38, a powerful symbol of the country\u2019s determined and historic conservation effort,\u201d Yadav said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach birth strengthens the foundation of Project Cheetah and reflects the passion, perseverance and round-the-clock dedication of the field staff and veterinary teams who have nurtured this dream into reality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s first intercontinental translocation of a large carnivore was completed with 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa coming to India in 2022-23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three cheetah cubs have been born at Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Kuno National Park, taking India\u2019s total population of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[195654,188997,188998,195655,195656,195657,195658,195659,49,48,189003,189006,66,323],"class_list":["post-485379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-bigcatrevival","tag-cheetahconservation","tag-cheetahcubs","tag-cheetahpopulation","tag-gaminithecheetah","tag-indiancheetahs","tag-southafricancheetahs","tag-wildlifeconservationindia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-kunonationalpark","tag-projectcheetah","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}