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Three more cheetahs released into wild at MP's Kuno National Park; count rises to six

Three more cheetahs were released into the wild at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, taking the count to six, an official said on May 20.

Three cheetahs — two males named Agni and Vayu and one female Gamini — were released into the wild at the KNP on May 19. All three of them had been brought to India from South Africa, J.S. Chouhan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) told PTI.

With this, six cheetahs have been released into the wild at the KNP so far. Now, 11 translocated felines and four cubs are left in the enclosures, he said.

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