The news was shared by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who expressed his congratulations to the wildlife frontline warriors and wildlife lovers across the country.
- On January 3, Kuno National Park officials reported that Namibian cheetah Aasha had given birth to three cubs.
- Before this, a cheetah named Siyaya had given birth to four cubs last March.
“Kuno’s new cubs! Namibian Cheetah named Jwala has given birth to three cubs… Congratulations to all wildlife frontline warriors and wildlife lovers across the country.May Bharat’s wildlife thrive…,” Bhupender Yadav wrote on social media X (formally Twitter) sharing a video.
“Congratulations to all wildlife frontline warriors and wildlife lovers across the country. May Bharat’s wildlife thrive,” the minister posted on social media platform ‘X’.
The cheetahs, named Jwala, Aasha, and Siyaya, are part of ‘Project Cheetah’ initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project aims to reintroduce the cheetah, the only large carnivore species that went extinct in independent India.
The first batch of eight cheetahs was introduced in September 2022, followed by a second batch of 12 cheetahs from South Africa in February last year.