Kuno National Park in Sheopur, MP

A South African cheetah named Gamini gave birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park, increasing India’s total cheetah population to 38. The development is linked to the ongoing Project Cheetah reintroduction programme.

Kuno National Park & Project Cheetah:

Dimension	Key Details
Location	Protected area in Kuno Wildlife Division of Sheopur district Madhya Pradesh forming part of Central Indian Vindhyan Hills
Notification Status	Notified as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1981 and upgraded to National Park in December 2018
River System	Kuno River flows through the park and is a tributary of the Chambal River
Vegetation Type	Comprises Southern and Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests Dry Savannah Forest and Grassland and Tropical Riverine Forest
Dominant Trees	Kardhai Salai and Khair
Fauna	Herbivores include Chital Sambar Barking deer Chousingha Nilgai Chinkara Blackbuck Gaur; Carnivores include Leopard Dhole Striped Hyaena Indian Wolf Jackal Jungle or Desert cat
Historical Sites	Contains forts such as Palpur Amet and Maitoni
Project Cheetah	Launched on 17 September 2022 as first intercontinental reintroduction of a wild large carnivore; implemented by NTCA under Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change with assistance of Cheetah Conservation Fund
Asiatic Cheetah	Scientific name Acinonyx jubatus venaticus; IUCN status Critically Endangered; declared extinct in India in 1952
African Cheetah	Scientific name Acinonyx jubatus jubatus; native to East and Southern Africa; IUCN status Vulnerable