Deaths of cheetahs in rapid succession at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh suggest that the project for introducing the cats from Namibia and South Africa is running aground.
Five adult cheetahs and three cubs born in Kuno have so far died, practically one after the other. Four of the adults died in captivity and one was in the wild. Of the 20 cheetahs that arrived, 12 have been released into the wild after periods in captivity. Now four adult cheetahs remain in captivity and of them two or maybe three are believed to be unfit for the wild.
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