Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday released three Cheetahs into the wild from their enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, on the occasion of the International Cheetah Day.
According to officials, Mr. Yadav released female Cheetah Veera and her two 10 month old cubs in the Parond forest region of Kuno, a popular tourism zone in the national park.
After the release, Mr. Yadav said that the pledge of bringing the big cats back to Asia has picked up pace now and that the State has third generation cubs, born to Indian born female Cheetah Mukhi in November.
“I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav, and everyone on International Cheetah Day. Today, we have released three Cheetahs in the forest. We even have cubs of the third generation here. Mukhi was born here and the news of her cubs [in November] was a happy one,” he said.
“Sheopur Kuno region has now become an international level centre. The tourism here has gone up five times and the way their [Cheetahs’] family is growing, the displaced people of the region will get new work opportunities in the coming time,” he said, congratulating the State’s forest officials.
