One more African cheetah, Tejas, dies in M.P.'s Kuno National Park

The male cheetah, Tejas, was brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year

A cheetah at Kuno National Park, in Sheopur, on June 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI

One more African cheetah died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) on July 11, a senior forest department official said.

The male cheetah, Tejas, was brought to KNP in Sheopur district from South Africa in February this year.

“Cheetah Tejas, aged around four years, died in KNP due to suspected infighting,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Wildlife J.S. Chauhan told PTI.

The feline, brought from South Africa as part of the ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme, was in an enclosure at the time of the incident, the official said.