घटना का विवरण (Namibian cheetah Nabha case)
- Namibian cheetah Nabha was an 8‑year‑old female translocated from Namibia to Kuno National Park. She apparently got badly injured a week ago during a hunting attempt inside her soft release enclosure, sustaining fractures to both ulna and fibula on her left side, along with other internal injuries.
- Despite receiving treatment for a week under veterinary care, Namibian cheetah Nabha could not recover and succumbed to her injuries on July 12, 2025 . The official postmortem report is awaited for precise cause of death .
Population status & project context
- After the death of Namibian cheetah Nabha, Kuno National Park now has 26 cheetahs: 9 adults (6 females, 3 males) and 17 cubs born within the park.
- Out of these, 16 are free‑roaming in the wild and showing good adaptation—successfully hunting and living alongside other predators.
- Anti‑ecto‑parasitic medication has been administered to all cheetahs recently.
- Mother cheetahs Veera and Nirva, with their newborn cubs, remain healthy and active.
Project Cheetah ka background
- India launched Project Cheetah in September 2022, reintroducing African cheetahs after the species was declared extinct here in 1947.
- In phase one, 8 cheetahs from Namibia were brought in September 2022; in phase two, 12 from South Africa arrived in February 2023.
- Nabha was among those translocated from Namibia, making this a significant event under the ongoing conservation plan.
Conservation challenges & observations
- Namibian cheetah Nabha is not the first casualty. Earlier cheetahs like Jwala’s cubs, Tejas, Uday, Sasha and others have died due to various causes—heat, injury, cardiac or renal failure, aggressive encounters—highlighting challenges in adaptation and health management.
- Monitoring protocols are being strengthened, including postmortem analysis to prevent future losses .
- Environmental adjustments like solar‑powered water lifts were introduced to mitigate heat‑related mortality in cubs after prior incidents.
आगे का रास्ता (Next Steps)
- Officials are awaiting postmortem results to understand whether complications were due to fractures, infections, or internal trauma.
- Continued monitoring of the remaining cheetahs, especially Namibian cheetah Nabha peers, to ensure early detection of health issues.
- Strengthening veterinary support, habitat enrichment, and stress‑reduction measures in enclosures.
- Public awareness and collaboration between India and Namibia to sustain the cheetah reintroduction efforts.
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