2 more cheetah births take Kuno National Park tally to 26

BHOPAL: Kuno National Park is now home to two more little cheetahs. Veera has given birth to two healthy cubs - its first litter - bringing the total number of cheetahs at the park to 26, including 14 cubs.

The news comes just a day before Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav is scheduled to release more cheetahs from enclosures (bomas) into the park's wild. These new cheetahs will join the South African male coalition of Vayu and Agni, who were released into the wild in December last year.


Union minister Bhupender Yadav shared a video on X to announce the cubs' birth and said: "With start of Basant season, unending joy fills the air of Kuno as we welcome two new cheetah cubs. Cheetah Veera, aged about 5 years and brought from Tswalu Reserve, South Africa, has given birth to two cubs today. We celebrate the hope & future they bring."