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Namibian Cheetah Sasha Dies In Kuno National Park

Sasha, one of the 8 cheetahs translocated from Namibia in September last year and released in Kuno national park , died on March 27. After almost two months’ of illness, the five year old female cheetah died in the morning. Addditional chief secretary forest department JS Kansotia confirmed this. Sasha was diagnosed with hepatorenal, a kidney and liver-related infection, in the last week of January, four months after she was brought to Kuno in September 2022. Sasha was brought up in captivity in Namibia after she was picked up in malnourished condition in a farm field there . Knowing her health conditions, Indian officials had even objected to her translocation as they apprehended that she might not last in the wild. Renal Complications On January 23 , the female cheetah had showed signs of fatigue and weakness, after which she was tranquilised and shifted to the quarantine enclosure for treatment. “Two days after medicines had been injected intravenously, the cheetah was showin

As You Watch The Elephant Whisperer, Let's Learn The Plight Of The Pachyderm

The ElephantWhisperer - the Oscar winning short documentary - may have touched the hearts of millions as it narrated the story of the two calves and the animal loving couple, a large number of elephant calves are actually not lucky enough to get such affection and compassion. As the great elephant migration continues from east to west across India, the real-life plight of the pachyderm is different from the reel- life love, often portrayed in the movies. L et's pause and understand why ,a midst squeezing habitat, food and fodder shortage, the elephant in India is more endangered than the highly protected tiger. These gentle giants need more space and food as compared to the big cat. 100 Elephants Die Every Year The ever increasing quest for land by a growing human population throughout the Indian elephant’s habitat is leaving a very little room for the “ intelligent beast” . The situation is further aggravated by Illegal encroachment into protected areas and clearing of

More Questions On Cheetah Project in Kuno

Atlast the process of releasing cheetahs in the open forest of Kuno national park began albeit with some delay. And this has happened at a time when some fresh controversies are surrounding the already controvertial cheetah project. After two cheetahs – one each male and a female- were released, more cheetahs will be out in the open forest of Kuno , the site selection of which has been questioned by none other than a key Indian wildlife scientist, who was also the lead author of Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India . YV Jhala , whose tenure as the dean of the prestigious Wildlife Institute of India (WII) was recently cut short abruptly , has also made several revelations related to the project . Soon the managers of the cheetah project are all set to face a situation when the cheetahs cross over the 748 sq km area of the park to venture out in the neighbouring villages and fields, an eventuality officials would want to avoid but can't. Government Needs

Cheetahs in Kuno: Deep Divide Over the Project

As more and more African cheetahs are brought to Kuno national park in an attempt to introduce them in India, the International community of cheetah conservationists and scientists are deeply divided over the controversial conservation project in the jungle- originally earmarked as a second home to Asiatic lions. Conservationists and scientists for and against the project have been expressing their opinion in an international journal - Nature ecology & evolution . About five months after a group of eminent scientists and experts criticized the project , those in favour of it including a group from Namibia and South Africa “respectfully disagreed” . But the critics have reacted sharply over the “scientific evidence” produced in support of the ongoing cheetah project. "Restoring Species Essential " About six months ago a team of international scientists and biologists questioned the “incomplete” Cheetah Action Plan with an unscientific approach relying on