Overview

• Mukhi, born on March 29, 2023 to Namibian female Jwala, turns 915 days old on Monday, marking the first India-born cheetah to reach adulthood.
• Project Cheetah reports 27 cheetahs nationwide, including 16 born in India, with 24 at Kuno National Park and three at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Since 2022, Kuno has recorded 26 cubs and 19 deaths—nine imported adults and 10 India-born cubs—resulting in a net gain of seven animals over the initial imports.
• Officials say Kuno’s cub survival rate exceeds 61 percent, outpacing the global average of about 40 percent.
• India is negotiating to bring in 8–10 more cheetahs, likely from Botswana by December, with Namibia also under consideration according to officials and sources.