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Another cheetah, Tejas, brought from South Africa and placed in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, died on Tuesday, an official release said..
"In a recent incident, on the morning of 11/07/2023 at around 11:00 AM, the monitoring team discovered injury markings on the upper part of the neck of a male cheetah named Tejas (Boma number 6)..
The wildlife veterinarians went to the scene and examined Tejas the cheetah, finding the injuries to be severe upon initial observation," an official release said.. "Permission was obtained to provide treatment and a team of veterinarians was dispatched to the location with the necessary preparations to render first aid and treat Tejas..
On Monday, two male cheetahs, Prabhash and Pavak, were released into the wild at the KNP, Sheopur's Divisional Forest Officer P K Verma told news agency PTI...
Eight Namibian cheetahs, comprising five females and three males, were brought to the KNP and released into special enclosures by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 last year as part of an ambitious programme to reintroduce the species in India...
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