Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Kuno National Park’s famous big cats Agni and Vayu were released into the free range Parond forest area on the occasion of International Cheetah Day (on Wednesday).
Release of the two Cheetahs was executed in the presence of senior forest officers. The planning to release them was ongoing for the last several days.
A GPS tracking system has been attached to both Agni and Vayu and a dedicated monitoring team is following their movement. Sources said that in the coming time, some more cheetahs can be released into the wild.
Watch glimpses of Kuno here:
Kuno houses how many Cheetahs?
Notably, there are twelve adult cheetahs in Kuno at present, including Agni and Vayu. Apart from the adult ones, the national park houses twelve more cheetah cubs.
It was before the monsoon season that cheetah Pawan and Veera were released into the wild. At the peak of monsoon season, Cheetah Pawan died due to drowning. Veera, which crossed the boundary of Kuno and reached the villages of Gwalior, was brought back inside the enclosure during the summer season itself.
When Namibian Cheetah gave birth on Indian land:
Watch Cheetah Asha's cute cubs
More cubs to play in Kuno sooner!
Tourists can witness Cheetah movements
The forest area Parond is in the tourist zone. Hence tourists doing the safari ride would be able to see Cheetahs moving in the wild. Kuno officials are expecting a huge turnout of tourists as cheetahs Agni and Vayu are moving in the tourist zone.
Ever saw tiger playing with a deer fawn? Watch here:
