Another female Cheetah named Dhatri (Tiblisi) was found dead at Kuno National Park, situated in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district.

With this, the total number of death of Cheetahs has risen to Nine, according to a statement from the forest department.

Confirming the death of the Cheetah, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Aseem Srivastava said that a post-mortem is being conducted and the cause will be known after its report.

“Sad news has been received today that a female cheetah named ‘Dhatri’ has died. Post-mortem is being conducted to ascertain the cause of her death. After the post-mortem, we can tell the reason behind its death,” Srivastava added.

According to a release issued by the forest department, 14 cheetahs (07 males, 06 females, and 01 female cub) kept in bomas in Kuno National Park are healthy. The expert team of Kuno wildlife veterinarians and the Namibian experts are regularly monitoring the health of the cheetahs.

“2 remaining female cheetahs that are still out in the open are being intensively monitored daily by the Namibian expert, Kuno veterinarian, and management team, and efforts are being made to bring them back to the boma for their health examination. On Wednesday morning, one of the female cheetahs, Dhatri (Tiblisi) was found dead,” the release said, adding that a post-mortem is being conducted to determine the cause of the death. (ANI)