Kuno National Park

October 28, 2026 9:18 AM

Cheetah dies of Gunshot wounds at Kuno; Madhya Pradesh orders High-Level Probe

A 19-month-old male cheetah, identified as KNG22, died early Wednesday after succumbing to severe internal injuries caused by gunshot wounds in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, forest officials said. The cheetah was rescued on October 25 after being found injured in Compartment No. 748 of the Sheopur Territorial Forest Division. Despite emergency medical treatment and surgery, the animal could not be saved. According to a statement issued by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildli...

October 5, 2026 4:06 PM

Indian-born Cheetah gives birth to five cubs at Kuno, population reaches 60

In another significant milestone for Project Cheetah, an Indian-born female cheetah has given birth to five healthy cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The birth has taken India’s total cheetah population to 60, including 41 Indian-born cheetahs, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The 32-month-old female cheetah, identified as KJP21, is the third Indian-born female cheetah to give birth in the country, after Mukhi and KGP12. Union Mini...

September 18, 2026 5:00 PM

India-born cheetah gives birth to four cubs in MP’s Kuno National Park

An India-born female cheetah has given birth to four cubs in the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Friday, a day after the cheetah reintroduction programme completed four years. "A truly historic and joyous moment for Project Cheetah! A day after India's Cheetah Project completed four years, KGP12, an Indian-born female cheetah, has given birth to four cubs in Kuno," the minister said in a post on X. Yadav noted the birth of cubs ref...

September 16, 2026 10:45 PM

India’s Cheetah Population Rises to 52, Including 32 Born in Country

India’s cheetah population has risen to 52, including 32 cheetahs born in the country, according to the four-year status review of the cheetah reintroduction programme. Of the total population, 49 cheetahs are currently in Kuno National Park and three in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary. The “Four Years of Cheetahs in India – A Status Review (September 17, 2022–September 17, 2026)”, released by Kuno National Park, said the population comprises surviving cheetahs and their offspring from Namibia...

June 22, 2026 4:20 AM

President Murmu visits Kuno National Park, reviews progress of Project Cheetah

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday visited Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park and reviewed the progress of Project Cheetah, India's flagship initiative to reintroduce the species in the wild after its extinction in the country. During the visit, the President toured the park's Cheetah Management Area and was briefed by officials on the status of the project. Kuno, the country's first cheetah reintroduction site, has been developed under Project Cheetah because of its suitable habitat, adequate...

May 11, 2026 1:29 PM

MP CM releases two Botswana cheetahs into open forest at Kuno

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday released two female cheetahs brought from Botswana into the open forest area of Kuno National Park after they completed their quarantine and acclimatisation period, marking another milestone under India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’. The two cheetahs, named (for identification) as CCV-2 and CCV-3, were released near the banks of the Kuno River in Sheopur district. The animals were among nine cheetahs -- six females and three males -- bro...

March 9, 2026 3:03 PM

Cheetah population in India rises to 53 as Jwala gives birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park

India’s cheetah population has reached 53 after a Namibian cheetah, Jwala, gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. In a post on X, the Minister announced that the birth marked the 10th successful cheetah litter on Indian soil, taking the number of Indian-born cubs to 33 since the launch of Project Cheetah. Describing Jwala as a successful third-time mother, Yadav said the development represents another signif...

February 18, 2026 12:10 PM

Three cheetah cubs born at Kuno National Park; India’s total population rises to 38

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday announced the birth of three cheetah cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, marking another milestone in India’s ambitious Project Cheetah initiative. Sharing the development on X, the Minister informed that the cubs were born to Gamini, a South African cheetah and a second-time mother. The birth coincides with the completion of three years since the arrival of cheetahs from South Africa in India. �...