Injured cheetah dies in Madhya Pradesh. Big cat number down to 58
A 19-month-old cheetah cub has died in Madhya Pradesh, India, after being found with metal pellets in its body. This incident has sparked concerns regarding potential poaching and the safety of the cheetah population in Kuno National Park.
Why it matters
The death of endangered species due to human interference highlights the ongoing challenges in wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts.
New Delhi: A 19-month-old cheetah cub found injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena on Sunday has died while undergoing treatment, forest department officials said Tuesday. While the department has yet to officially confirm the cause of the cub’s death, officials said that four metal pellets were retrieved from its body, hinting at a possible poaching attempt.
“We cannot confirm if this was a case of poaching yet, but this definitely points towards some kind of human involvement,” a forest official told ThePrint on the condition of anonymity.
On Sunday night, the cheetah monitoring team in Kuno National Park, tasked with following each of the 16 radio-collared cheetahs out in the wild, found the animal lying still in Morena, a few hours from Kuno. It was injured, had a few marks on its back, and was immediately taken back to the national park for treatment.
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