Five more members of the magnificent cheetah family is set to roam free in the wilderness of Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh today.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared this update on his social media account, announcing that a female cheetah named Gamini, brought from South Africa, will be released into the open wilderness of KNP today.
Gamini will be
accompanied by her two male and two female cubs, marking another milestone in the conservation efforts at the park’s Khajuri tourism zone.
Earlier this year, in February, four cheetahs were released into the wild in Kuno National Park after spending a year in captivity. With this latest release, a total of seven out of twelve adult cheetahs at KNP will be living freely in the park.