Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said the state government has been working with fast pace to complete the fencing of the sanctuary on the instructions of the central government
A six-year-old cheetah named Uday, brought from Africa as part of a project to reintroduce the species to India, died on Sunday due to a heart attack, possibly triggered by a toxin. Blood tests will reveal other health parameters of the cheetah. Experts suggested Uday may have died due to botulism, a rare illness caused by toxins entering the body. The cheetah was one of 20 brought to India from South Africa.
The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority to find a second home for the Cheetahs because Kuno may not be able to accommodate more than 10 of the big cats.