Cheetahs make their 1st hunt on Indian soil

The cheetahs after being released into a bigger enclosure, at Kuno National Park, in MP. Pic/PTI

Two male cheetahs brought from Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh have made their first kill within 24 hours of their release from a quarantine area to a larger acclimatisation enclosure, an official said on Monday.

The cheetahs hunted down a cheetal (spotted deer) either on Sunday night or in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Conservator of Forest Uttam Kumar Sharma told PTI.

The forest monitoring team got this information on Monday morning, he said.

This was the first prey of the felines after their translocation from Namibia to India in mid-September along with six other cheetahs, the official said.

The cheetahs--Freddie and Alton--were the first pair to be released into the larger enclosure on Saturday after being quarantined since September 17. The other six cheetahs will also be released (in the acclimatisation enclosure) in a phased manner, he said.

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