Madhya Pradesh / Cheetahs from Africa did their first prey in India killed chital

Madhya Pradesh | Cheetahs from Namibia to the Kuno National Park are often in the news. It is known that in the past two cheetahs were taken out of the small enclosure and released in the big enclosure. After moving to a large enclosure, these cheetahs have done their first prey in India. Cheetahs make their first prey within 24 hours of being released from the small enclosure. Forest department officials said that these cheetahs have hunted a cheetal on Sunday night or on Monday morning. The chital is also known by the local people as the spotted deer.

Forest department officials said that these cheetahs have done their first hunting in India after coming from Namibia. The two cheetahs that have been released into the large enclosure are Freddy and Alton. They were released in a larger enclosure on 5 November.

Experts have many concerns about cheetahs. For example, only an area of ​​12 km has been fenced and cheetahs can exit the National Park. Experts say it will be challenging for cheetahs to hunt chital deer as they are not found in Africa. Initially, all the experts felt that there would be a problem in hunting cheetahs, but the forest department told that cheetahs have hunted cheetals.

Significantly, in 1952, the Government of India declared cheetahs extinct in the country. The last cheetah was seen in 1948 in the Koriya district of Chhattisgarh. India had started efforts to reintroduce this species from the 1970s itself and in this direction it signed an agreement with Namibia. Namibia has donated eight cheetahs to India.