Good news! Namibian Cheetah Aasha welcomes three cubs at Kuno National Park

Good news! Namibian Cheetah Aasha welcomes three cubs at Kuno National Park

Namibian cheetah Aasha has given birth to three cubs at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav announced on Wednesday.

#WATCH | Namibian Cheetah 'Aasha' gives birth to three cubs in MP's Kuno National Park, Union Environment minister Bhupender Yadav shares the video. pic.twitter.com/FaE3Ps6KDz

He referred to the new arrivals as “a roaring success for Project Cheetah, envisioned by PM Narendra Modi to restore ecological balance”.

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav says, "Three new cubs have been born in Kuno National Park under the Cheetah project started under the leadership of PM Modi & Madhya Pradesh government…I want to congratulate all the officials of Madhya Pradesh…" https://t.co/h9MU5xGIYS pic.twitter.com/6LnL1WkOih

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The minister conveyed his congratulations to all the experts involved in the project, as well as the Kuno wildlife officials and wildlife enthusiasts across India.

In March 2023, another cheetah named Siyaya, later renamed Jwala, had given birth to four cubs after being translocated to KNP from Namibia. However, only one of the cubs survived. The recent birth of three cubs to Aasha marks another step in the ongoing conservation efforts.