NEW DELHI, Jan. 27 — One of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia last year has fallen ill, having a kidney or liver-related infection, an official at the local forest department said on Friday.
“It is responding well to medical treatment, and recovering from the infection,” the official of the central Madhya Pradesh state added.
He said the female cheetah named “Shasha” was suffering from a hepatorenal infection. The four-year-old cheetah is being attended by three veterinarians and is responding well to the treatment.
The unwell cheetah is housed in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, along with seven others brought from Namibia last September. The cheetah species was declared extinct in India in 1952.
According to the latest media reports, India and South Africa have signed an agreement in which the latter would introduce dozens of cheetahs to the South Asian country over the next decade. (Xinhua)
**EDS: HANDOUT PHOTO FROM PMO** Kuno: A cheetah after being released inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Three of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia were released as part of a programme to reintroduce the feline in India, seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_17_2022_000064B)
Namibian cheetah falls ill in India
