India says it is taking steps to ensure the wellbeing of cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia, but so far six have died.
In India, six adult cheetahs out of 20 imported from South Africa and Namibia have died since March.The deaths have raised questions about the management of the project, championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.India is taking steps to ensure the wellbeing of cheetahs brought from southern Africa, the government has told the Supreme Court, as concerns rise over the deaths of the world's fastest land animal re-introduced into India after 70 years.
Of those six, a female cheetah from Namibia died of an infection from a maggot infestation at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh last week. Experts are being consulted for the project and the government is exploring ways to directly disseminate updates about the health of the cheetahs, the government told the court.
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