Five more cheetahs to be released in wild at Kuno National Park
The Community News/New Delhi
The Indian government will release five more cheetahs in the wild at Kuno National Park that have been brought from South Africa.
The cheetahs which includes three females and two males as their acclimatisation period is over in the camps.
The cheetahs will be released into ‘free-roaming conditions’ at the national park before the onset of monsoon in June.
“Individuals were chosen for release based on their behavioural characteristics and approachability by the monitoring teams.
These released cheetahs will be monitored in the same way as those that have already been released,” a spokesperson of the Indian government said on Monday.
Meanwhile, the other 10 cheetahs will remain in acclimatisation camps during monsoons but they will be provided more space and interactions of males and females.
They will released in the wild after carrying out reassessment after monsoons.
They are likely to be released in Gandhisagar and other areas as per the Cheetah Conservation Action Plan to establish meta population in phased manner.
“Cheetahs will be allowed to move out of KNP and will not necessarily be recaptured unless they venture into areas where they are in significant danger.
Their degree of isolation will be assessed once they settle down and appropriate action will be taken to enhance their connectivity to the group.
The female who gave birth in March, will remain in her camp to hunt and raise her four cubs,” the spokesperson added.
