Kuno Park: cheetahs from Namibia clash with cheetahs from South Africa, one wounded

A translocated African cheetah has sustained injuries in a fight with others at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, an official said on Tuesday.

Agni, the injured cheetah, was undergoing treatment and in good health, said divisional forest official P K Verma.

Cheetahs Gaurav and Shaurya, translocated from Namibia, got into a fight with Agni and Vayu (who were brought from South Africa) around 6 PM on Monday in the free range area of KNP, he said.

Officials sounded sirens and burst crackers in a bid to break up the fight, Verma said.

Agni was then tranquilized and doctors are treating it, he said, adding that it was in good health and such fights are a normal occurrence.

Another 12 cheetahs were brought from South Africa in February 2023.

Six cheetahs, including three of the four cubs born in the park, have died since March.