Cheetah Nirva Goes Off Radar At Kuno National Park, 100+ Forest Staff Begin Search
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Female cheetah Nirva has once again gone out of the monitoring system at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Her satellite collar has not sent signals for the last four to five days, following which the Forest Department has started a search operation. Five teams with more than 100 forest staff have been sent into the forest to look for Nirva. Drones and CCTV…
Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is currently searching for missing cheetah Nirva, whose satellite tracking has gone silent. The female cheetah has been out of monitoring for four to five days, prompting a search operation involving over 100 forest staff. Drones and CCTV cameras are being utilized to scour potential locations. Despite still receiving BHF signals from Nirva, their limited range of approximately 500 meters complicates the search.
PCCF Wildlife Dr Samita Rajora noted that the satellite signal from Nirva's collar has not been received for the past four to five days, suggesting rain may have impacted the signal. This incident is not the first time Nirva has gone off the radar; she was similarly untraceable for around 22 days in July 2023. She was subsequently found and rescued in a rescue operation lasting six hours.
Nirva had been accompanied by her cubs, but both abandoned her once the satellite signal stopped working. Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey has raised concerns regarding the management's response to Nirva's missing signal and previous leopard deaths in Kuno, as well as the repeated use of tranquilization on cheetahs, questioning the park's safety and monitoring system.
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