Namibian Cheetah Shaurya Dies In Madhya Pradesh's Kuno; 10th Death In The National Park

New Delhi: Shaurya, a Namibian cheetah who was part of the Cheetah relocation project, died in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Tuesday afternoon according to the project director. This is 10th cheetah death in Kuno. The cause of death is yet to be determined after a post mortem examination, news agency PTI reported citing a forest department statement.

Speaking to PTI, Forest Minister Chouhan said he has received a report about the death of Namibian cheetah Shaurya at KNP in Sheopur district. Shaurya was found not walking properly by the tracking team around 11 am after which the wild animal was tranquilized and efforts were made to revive the feline, but they failed, said the statement.

Complications arose post-revival and the wild animal failed to respond to CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and died at 3.17 pm, it said.