Siaya, a female cheetah from Namibia, has given birth to four cubs at Kuno National Park, in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.
As per the information, the female cheetah and the four little cubs are healthy now. With this development, the number of cheetahs in Kuno has increased to 23. A special team is taking proper medical care of the new guests and the female cheetah.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, informed about the development in a tweet and lauded the inspiration and successful efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for bringing Cheetahs to India.
CM further said that the residents of Madhya Pradesh are happy and overjoyed with the arrival of four new cubs in the Cheetah family in Kuno National Park. Expressing happiness over this, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the residents.
Union Cabinet Minister for Environment and Forests, Bhupendra Yadav, in a tweet, has described the birth of cubs as a historic step in the direction of conservation of life in Amrit Kaal.
According to officials involved in the cheetah conservation project, the birth of the cubs is a positive sign that the cheetahs in Kuno National Park are adapting well to their new environment.
On the occasion of his 72nd birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released eight cheetahs brought from Namibia, which included five male and three female cheetahs, at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district. Under Project Cheetah (Cheetah Conservation Project) in India, cheetahs have been brought from Namibia and settled in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.