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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

India records first Cheetah roadkill since big cat’s reintroduction

A cheetah cub from the Kuno National Park in central India was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle on Sunday, marking the first recorded roadkill of the big cat since its reintroduction into the country.

The accident occurred near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh state at around 6.30am local time when two male cubs who had wandered outside the protected forest nearly one month ago tried to cross National Highway 46.

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