A cheetah brought in by the Indian government last year gave birth to four cubs.
Born in March of this year… The remaining one is not in good condition and is being treated
The day of death approached 47 degrees… Guessing the cause of the scorching heat
Three cheetah cubs born earlier this year have died due to scorching heat in India. As a result, the Indian government’s efforts to reproduce the cheetah, which had been extinct for 70 years, were greatly disrupted.
On the 25th (local time), CNN and others reported that three of the four cheetah cubs born earlier this year lost their lives in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, central India. These baby cheetahs were born in March by Siyaya, one of 20 cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa by the Indian government last year to restore extinct cheetahs in India.
The Madhya Pradesh State Forest Service said, “Three of them died in two days.” They said, “The remaining one was not in good condition and was transferred to a local hospital for treatment. We are continuing to observe,” he added.
Officials have not released an exact cause of death for the cheetah cub. However, experts estimate that the temperature on the day the baby cheetah died was due to the heat, exceeding 46-47 degrees, which is close to the highest temperature ever recorded in India this year.
Last year, the Indian government brought a total of 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa on two separate occasions to bring back cheetahs, which were officially extinct in 1952 due to hunting and habitat reduction. Three of them died from heart attacks and kidney disease. At the time, the Prime Minister of India said he would step up efforts to conserve grasslands, the habitat of cheetahs.
Worldwide, adult cheetah populations in the wild have declined significantly due to habitat loss and poaching. It is estimated that fewer than 7,000 wild adult individuals are currently surviving. They are found in only about 9% of their existing habitat range.
Source: Donga
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