Environment
Kuno cheetah cub dies after pellet injuries found
The Indian Express·
A 19-month-old male cheetah cub born to Nirva at Kuno National Park died from pellet injuries a day after being found hurt in Madhya Pradesh's Morena forests. Chief Wildlife Warden Samita Rajora confirmed the cub is dead. Vet Shobha Jawre said pellets were removed in surgery. The State Tiger Strike Force is investigating possible poaching.
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What It Means For You
- Officials said this is the first such cheetah killing since India's reintroduction project.
- The cub was found in the Pahargarh range of the Morena Territorial Forest Division.
- Investigators are weighing poaching and human-animal conflict angles.
What's Happening
- A monitoring team found the cub injured on Sunday evening before the Jabalpur transfer.
- Doctors reported gunshot evidence and removed pellets during an operation.
- The cub was radio-collared and under dedicated monitoring when it left park limits.
Poaching Pressure Near Kuno
- The wider Kuno-Morena-Sheopur landscape saw a leopard-poaching probe earlier this year.
- Investigators linked at least 10 leopard killings to that alleged interstate network.
- More than 10 people were arrested in that earlier racket, prior reports said.
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