Sheopur (MP), February 18 Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of these big cats in India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.
Gamini was brought to India from South Africa as part of the ambitious project to revive the population of the world's fastest land animal in India, which had become extinct decades ago.
Yadav, in a post on X, said that the cheetah re-introduction program has been a resounding success, with Gamini, the South African cheetah and second-time mother, giving birth to three new cubs at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.
This joyful arrival marks the ninth successful cheetah litter on Indian soil, bringing the total number of surviving Indian-born cubs to 27, he said.
With these newest additions, India's total cheetah population has now reached 38 – a powerful symbol of the country's determined and historic conservation effort, Yadav added.