One other Cheetah Dies in Kuno ,Will Put up Mortem Report be Made Public

A crew of veterinarians  performed a put up mortem of  Uday, the  six yr previous cheetah who died at Kuno nationwide park on Sunday. The male feline was translocated from South Africa in February this yr.  Twenty -four hours earlier than his loss of life, the cheetah was hale and hearty. Earlier on March 27, Sasha, one of many eight Namibian cheetahs, died of a kidney ailment on the park on March 27.

Reason for Loss of life Unknown

The  newest incident is seen as a serious setback for the  a lot hyped and impressive ‘Challenge Cheetah’ for which 20 cats, 8 from Namibia  and 12 from South Africa have been  airlifted in  two separate batches in September 2022 and February this yr. respectively. After the loss of life of  Uday,  the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Wildlife, J S Chauhan  mentioned, “Throughout the inspection within the morning ( on Sunday) , a cheetah (Uday) introduced from South Africa was discovered boring with  his head  dropped down. He mentioned that the veterinarians attending him alerted senior officers and the feline was taken out from the massive enclosure for remedy. Sadly, round 4 pm, the cheetah handed away. The precise reason behind the feline’s loss of life isn’t recognized but.  An official launch mentioned the officers discovered Uday unwell in his boma (enclosure) and a better inspection revealed he was staggering.”Throughout the inspection carried out on Saturday night, Uday was discovered wholesome.

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 However the subsequent morning on Sunday, the medical crew discovered that the cheetah was  sluggish. Following a due course of, the cheetah was tranquilised on the recommendation of wildlife veterinarians and remedy was began at 11 AM,” the discharge mentioned. The cheetah was handled beneath the monitoring of wildlife vets and stored within the isolation ward however he died at round 4 PM, the discharge mentioned. The precise reason behind the loss of life will likely be recognized after the autopsy report. In September final yr, eight Namibian cheetahs, comprising 5 females and three males, have been delivered to Kuno . They have been launched   in a particular enclosure by the prime minister Narendra Modi  on September 17.  

By Deshdeep Saxena

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