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Ten cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland are recuperating under CCF's care. Arrests highlight the region's role in wildlife trafficking.

Cheetah Cubs Rescued from Somaliland Wildlife Trafficking

Ten cheetah cubs have been rescued from wildlife traffickers in Somaliland. Under the care of the CCF, the cubs are recovering, emphasizing Somaliland's crucial role in the illegal wildlife trade.

Cheetah Cubs Saved from Trafficking in Somaliland

Ten cheetah cubs were rescued in Somaliland from wildlife traffickers. The cubs, now under CCF care, are in critical condition. Arrests were made, highlighting Somaliland's role in illegal wildlife trade.

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Nairobi, Aug 21 (AP) &ndash; In a significant operation, ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and intended for international wildlife trade have been rescued in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia. The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), now providing care for the cubs, reported on Wednesday that despite severe undernourishment and injuries from months of captivity, the animals are in stable condition.
Laurie Marker, founder of the CCF, shared that the plight of the cubs was dire, with an 8-month-old unable to walk after being restrained for half a year. Additionally, a 5-month-old cub was found extremely malnourished, described as "a bag of bones," suffering from sores and infested with botfly maggots. Marker highlighted the delicate process of reintroducing food to the cubs, akin to treating starvation in humans, due to the risk of re-feeding syndrome.
Authorities arrested two individuals in possession of the cubs during an operation on August 14 in Somaliland's northern Sallahley district. Local officials are urging the public to report any suspicious wildlife trade activities.
Environment Ministry Director Abdinasir Hussein Said announced to the press that these cheetah cubs have joined 109 others rescued in similar actions. Somaliland remains a critical transit point in the illegal wildlife trade, with numerous cheetahs and leopards being trafficked from the Horn of Africa to Gulf nations via the Gulf of Aden. Possession of wildlife is illegal in Somaliland, leading to frequent crackdowns by police on suspected traffickers.
"We call upon the people of Somaliland to protect wildlife in their natural habitats, as it serves their best interests," Hussein emphasized. He noted the distress experienced by mother cheetahs due to separation from their young, which can cause severe stress and even death among the adults. The continued emphasis is on preserving wildlife in situ.
Conservationists throughout the Horn of Africa have previously raised alarms regarding the growing demand for exotic pets in Gulf countries. This demand fuels illegal trade, adversely impacting ecosystems in African nations within the Horn. (AP) NPK NPK
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An intense search for the female feline was undertaken by more than 100 field staff, including officers, veterinarians and cheetah trackers.

MP: 'untraceable' female Cheetah captured after 22 days	

An intense search for the female feline was undertaken by more than 100 field staff, including officers, veterinarians and cheetah trackers.

A South African female cheetah that went untraceable in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district since her radio collar stopped working on July 21, was captured on Sunday after a 22-day search operation, officials said.
The cheetah, Nirva, was caught at around 10 am in Dhoret range of the Kuno National Park (KNP), after which a health check-up was conducted on her, they said.
An intense search for the female feline was on for the last 22 days after her radio collar stopped functioning on July 21, a release issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the Madhya Pradesh forest department said.
More than 100 field staff, including officers, veterinarians and cheetah trackers were searching for the spotted cat day and night, it said.
Besides the team on ground, two drone teams, one dog squad and available elephants were deployed in the search operation. An area of 15-20 square kilometres was being searched, it said.
In addition to this, local villagers were informed about Nirva and any information received about the feline from villagers was being checked and verified immediately, the release said.
On August 12, information about the cheetah's location was received from the satellite. It gave information about her location on August 11 evening, it stated.
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This came days after the Union government said that there was no scientific basis to link the cheetah deaths with the collars around their necks.

Cheetah deaths: Radio collars of 6 cats removed; severe infection found in 2, says report

This came days after the Union government said that there was no scientific basis to link the cheetah deaths with the collars around their necks.

Following the deaths of 8 cheetahs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, experts removed the radio collars of 6 cheetahs for "health examination".
This came days after the Union government said that there was no scientific basis to link the cheetah deaths with the collars around their necks.
These 6 cats were found to be healthy, as per officials quoted by news agency PTI.
An Indian Express report said that two of the cheetahs had severe infection, but were healthy in general terms.
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The Narendra Modi government has said that claims of cheetah deaths due to radio collars were not based on scientific evidence.

Cheetah deaths: MP govt removes chief wildlife warden amid radio collar controversy

The Narendra Modi government has said that claims of cheetah deaths due to radio collars were not based on scientific evidence.

After deaths of 8 Cheetahs in 5 months at the Kuno National Park, the Madhya Pradesh government has reportedly taken action against the state's chief wildlife warden.
JS Chauhan, a 1987 IFS officer, was removed from the post on July 17, according to an Indian Express report. Chauhan is considered the architect of the Kuno National Park which became the base for translocation and reintroduction of cheetahs in India.
A day before his removal, Chauhan had said that radio collars put on the cheetahs might be causing infections, and might be a contributory factor towards their death.
The Narendra Modi government has said that claims of cheetah deaths due to radio collars were not based on scientific evidence.

In the latest incidents, two cheetahs died between July 11 and 14 at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Cheetah deaths: Take off radio collars, suggest experts after tragedies at Kuno

In the latest incidents, two cheetahs died between July 11 and 14 at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

After the deaths of several cheetahs translocated to India from other countries, wildlife officials have suggested that radio collars put on the big cats should be taken off, as per The Indian Express.
In the latest incidents, two cheetahs died between July 11 and 14 at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
The state's principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) said that the collar may be causing an infection, and while it might not be fatal, it could be contributing to the deaths.
However, the Union government has said that all cheetah deaths were due to natural causes while challenging the radio collar hypothesis.

According to the forest officials, 4-year-old male cheetah is suspected to have died on infighting.

Another cheetah dies at MP's Kuno National Park

Another cheetah died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on July 11.

According to the forest officials, the 4-year-old male cheetah is suspected to have died on infighting.

One more African cheetah died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) on Tuesday, a senior forest department official said.
The male cheetah, Tejas, was brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year.
&ldquo;Cheetah Tejas, aged around four years, died in KNP due to suspected infighting,&rdquo; Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Wildlife J S Chauhan told PTI.
The feline, brought from South Africa as part of the ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme, was in an enclosure at the time of the incident, the official said.

In an interview with PTI, Van der Merwe, who is closely involved with the project, said the cheetah deaths have been within the acceptable range. 

6 cheetah deaths in 2 months at Kuno: what wildlife expert thinks India should do

India should fence two to three habitats for cheetahs as there has never been a successful reintroduction into an unfenced reserve in recorded history, according to South African wildlife expert Vincent van der Merwe. 

In an interview with PTI, Van der Merwe, who is closely involved with the project, said the cheetah deaths have been within the acceptable range.&nbsp;

India should fence two to three habitats for cheetahs as there has never been a successful reintroduction into an unfenced reserve in recorded history, South African wildlife expert Vincent van der Merwe has said, cautioning that the reintroduction project is going to see even higher mortalities in the next few months when cheetahs try to establish territories and come face to face with leopards and tigers in the Kuno National Park.
In an interview with PTI, Van der Merwe, who is closely involved with the project, said though the cheetah deaths have been within the acceptable range, the team of experts that reviewed the project recently did not expect males to kill a South African female cheetah during courtship and "they take full responsibility for this." "There has never been a successful reintroduction into an unfenced reserve in recorded history. It has been attempted 15 times in South Africa and it failed every time. We are not advocating that India must fence all of its cheetah reserves, we are saying that just fence two or three and create source reserves to top up sink reserves," Van der Merwe told PTI.
Source reserves are habitats that provide optimal conditions for the population growth and reproduction of a particular species. These areas have abundant resources, suitable habitats, and favourable environmental conditions. They can support self-sustaining populations that produce a surplus of individuals, which can then disperse to other areas.
Sink reserves, on the other hand, are habitats that have limited resources or environmental conditions that are less favourable for the survival or reproduction of a species. Sink reserves are reliant on dispersing individuals from source reserves to maintain their population numbers.
Several experts, even the Supreme Court, have expressed concerns over the lack of space and logistical support in Kuno Park in Madhya Pradesh and have suggested shifting cheetahs to other sanctuaries.
In April, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department had written a letter to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, requesting an "alternate" site for the cheetahs at Kuno, where three adult cheetahs have died in less than two months.
Van der Merwe, manager of the Cheetah Metapopulation Project in South Africa, said the best way forward right now would be to get at least three or four cheetahs to Mukundra Hills and let them breed up there.
"Mukundra Hills is fully fenced. We know that cheetahs will do very well there. The only problem is that it's not fully stocked at the moment. So you'll have to bring in some black buck and chinkara. And when the fencing is completed at Nauradehi and Gandhisagar, we will have three fenced reserves and then we are absolutely winning," he said.
The conservationist presaged more cheetah deaths outside of the fenced enclosures in the next few months.
"That's where the real dangers lie. That's where you can expect mortality due to hunting injury. The cheetahs, of course, will continue to establish territories and fight with each other and kill each other for territories and for access to females. They're going to encounter leopards. There are now tigers moving around in Kuno. The worst mortalities are still to come," he said.
Though the death of three adults and a cub is perfectly within the normal mortality rates experienced in reintroduction, it is very unfortunate that these cheetahs died inside the enclosures, Van der Merwe said.
"There seems to be a frenzy in India, we've lost four cheetahs and the project is failing. That is not true. Cheetahs naturally have high mortality rates. And we observed these same mortality rates in Africa when we reintroduced them into unfenced systems," he said.

The bench said from the reports it seems one cheetah died after suffering injuries during a fight between two males over mating and one died of kidney-related ailment.

After 3 deaths, Supreme Court suggests moving cheetahs from Madhya Pradesh

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the death of three cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh in less than two months

The bench said from the reports it seems one cheetah died after suffering injuries during a fight between two males over mating and one died of kidney-related ailment.

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the death of three cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park (KNP) of Madhya Pradesh in less than two months and asked the Centre to rise above politics and consider shifting them to Rajasthan.
A bench of justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol told the Centre that from reports of experts and articles, it appears that KNP does not seem to be sufficient for such a large number of cheetahs and the Union government may consider shifting them to other sanctuaries.
"Three deaths (of cheetahs) in less than two months is a matter of serious concern. There are opinions of experts and articles in media. It appears that Kuno is not sufficient for so many cheetahs. There is too much concentration of cheetahs at one place. Why don't you look for suitable place in Rajasthan? Merely because Rajasthan is ruled by opposition party does not mean, you will not consider it," the bench said. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre said the task force is seized of the deaths and is investigating all possible aspects including shifting them to other sanctuaries.
On March 27, a female Cheetah named Sasha (from Namibia) died due to kidney ailment, on April 23, Uday (S Africa) died due to cardio-pulmonary failure and on May 9, another South African female cheetah named Daksha, died following a violent interaction with a male during a mating attempt.
The bench said from the reports it seems one cheetah died after suffering injuries during a fight between two males over mating and one died of kidney-related ailment.
"We came to know that the cheetah which died due to kidney-related ailment was suffering from the problem before being brought to India. Question is how was that female cheetah cleared to be brought to India, if the feline was suffering from ailment," the bench said.
Bhati said autopsies of all the deaths were done and task force is investigating the issue.
"You are bringing the cheetahs from abroad, it's a good thing. But they need to be protected. They need to be given suitable habitat, why don't you explore for more suitable habitat than Kuno", the bench said, adding that it is not casting any aspersions on the government but expressing concern over the deaths.
Bhati said one cheetah has given birth to four cubs which shows that they are acclimatising well in Kuno.
Justice Gavai, who is heading the green bench of the apex court, said environmental issues concern him very much and it is a subject which is close to his heart.
Bhati said death of cheetahs is not an unusual thing but they are thoroughly investigating and if the court wishes, the government would like to file an additional affidavit giving the details of the deaths.
The bench said it not doubting the intent of the government but there are articles and reports of cheetah experts in newspapers and therefore the Centre must consider at least one or more habitat for them.

The female cheetah, named Daksha, died after a violent interaction with a male during a mating attempt, the government said.

Third cheetah death in 42 days at Kuno National Park

The female cheetah, named Daksha, died after a violent interaction with a male during a mating attempt, the government said.

India's Kuno National Park saw its third cheetah death in just 42 days, as a wild cat brought from South Africa died on May 9, 2023.
The female cheetah, named Daksha, died after a violent interaction with a male during a mating attempt, the government said.
Earlier, Sasha, a cheetah brought from Namibia, died due to a kidney-related ailment on March 27.
Then Uday, a cheetah from South Africa, died on April 13.

Oban, one of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in September last year, had strayed out of the KNP on April 2 and the feline was rescued on Thursday evening, he said.

MP: Cheetah Oban that strayed out of Kuno National Park rescued, brought back

Oban, one of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in September last year, had strayed out of the KNP on April 2 and the feline was rescued on Thursday evening, he said.

A male cheetah that had strayed out of the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur and was spotted at an agricultural field adjoining a village a few days back, was rescued from a forest area in neighbouring Shivpuri district and released into the park again, a forest official said on Friday.
Oban, one of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in September last year, had strayed out of the KNP on April 2 and the feline was rescued on Thursday evening, he said.
"After moving out of the KNP, Oban was wandering in nearby areas. On Wednesday, the feline reached the Bairad area in Shivpuri district via Vijaypur's Jhad Badora and Parvati Badoda areas and also hunted a blackbuck as he was hungry," divisional forest officer (DFO) P K Verma said.
After getting information that Oban is in the Bairad area, the cheetah monitoring team decided to rescue the animal. The team finally caught him around 5 pm on Thursday, he said.
After being rescued, Oban was brought back to the KNP and released into the Palpur forest area, the official said.

A Bishnoi organisation has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that chital deer were being "dropped" into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to feed the cheetahs recently brought there from Namibia and said the practice should end.
In its letter, Akhil Bhartiya Bishnoi Mahasabha has stated that it is very pained after coming to know about the practice as it is working hard to protect the species from all the danger and threat.
It further questioned how come the government has brought cheetas, who have been long extinct, into India but is paying no attention to its wildlife species that are nearing extinction. 
The community is known for revering the blackbuck, and wildlife in general.
In a tweet, BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi also cited "reports" about deer being fed to the cheetahs recently reintroduced in India.
"I request the central government to get the matter investigated in view of the species of deer which are on the verge of extinction in Rajasthan and the sentiments of the Bishnoi society. And if the information is found to be true, then it should be stopped immediately," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

Project Cheetah: why Bishnoi community has written to PM seeking intervention

A Bishnoi organisation has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that chital deer were being "dropped" into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to feed the cheetahs recently brought there from Namibia and said the practice should end.

In its letter, Akhil Bhartiya Bishnoi Mahasabha has stated that it is very pained after coming to know about the practice as it is working hard to protect the species from all the danger and threat.

Project Cheetah : A Bishnoi organisation has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that chital deer were being "dropped" into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to feed the cheetahs recently brought there from Namibia and said the practice should end.
In its letter, Akhil Bhartiya Bishnoi Mahasabha has stated that it is very pained after coming to know about the practice as it is working hard to protect the species from all the danger and threat.
It further questioned how come the government has brought cheetaHs, who have been long extinct, into India but is paying no attention to its wildlife species that are nearing extinction.&nbsp;
The community is known for revering the blackbuck, and wildlife in general.
In a tweet, BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi also cited "reports" about deer being fed to the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/politics/cheetah-credit-war-congress-tweets-2009-letter-calls-pm-modi-pathological-liar-1663515462433">cheetahs</a> recently reintroduced in India.
"I request the central government to get the matter investigated in view of the species of deer which are on the verge of extinction in Rajasthan and the sentiments of the Bishnoi society. And if the information is found to be true, then it should be stopped immediately," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
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A political war of words over the re-introduction of the cheetah in India continues. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the event in which 8 cheetahs from Namibia were released at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress called him a "pathological liar".
The Congress reacted to a statement by the Prime Minister that previous governments did not make constructive efforts to re-introduce the wild cat which went extinct in India in 1952.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on 18 September 2022 tweeted a photograph of a government document dated 6 October 2009. Ramesh claimed that this letter had launched Project Cheetah in 2009.
In the letter, Jairam Ramesh, who was then Union environment minister, asked the Wildlife Trust of India to prepare a detailed roadmap for bringing the cheetah back to India.

Cheetah credit war: Congress tweets 2009 letter, calls PM Modi 'pathological liar'

The Congress reacted to a statement by the Prime Minister that previous governments did not make constructive efforts to re-introduce the wild cat which went extinct in India in 1952.

A political war of words over the re-introduction of the cheetah in India continues. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the event in which 8 cheetahs from Namibia were released at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress called him a "pathological liar".
The Congress reacted to a statement by the Prime Minister that previous governments did not make constructive efforts to re-introduce the wild cat which went extinct in India in 1952.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on 18 September 2022 tweeted a photograph of a government document dated 6 October 2009. Ramesh claimed that this letter had launched Project Cheetah in 2009.
In the letter, Jairam Ramesh, who was then Union environment minister, asked the Wildlife Trust of India to prepare a detailed roadmap for bringing the cheetah back to India.
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The wild cat entered the Jhar Baroda village, which is around 20 km from the Kuno National Park, according to news agency ANI.

Watch: cheetah brought to India from Namibia enters village in MP, say reports

Cheetah 'Oban' strays into village near Kuno National Park Cheetah 'Oban' brought to India from Namibia in 2022 Cheetah in Jhar Baroda village; teams deployed to bring it back

The wild cat entered the Jhar Baroda village, which is around 20 km from the Kuno National Park, according to news agency ANI.

Causing a big scare, a cheetah which was brought to India from Namibia, reportedly strayed into a village in Madhya Pradesh on 2 April 2023.
The wild cat entered the Jhar Baroda village, which is around 20 km from the Kuno National Park, according to news agency ANI. The wayward cheetah was identified as 'Oban'.
Forest officials said that a monitoring team had reached the village, and efforts were underway to bring the cheetah back to the national park.

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