Born to Namibian mother in February, cheetah cub found dead at Kuno National Park

An eight-month-old cheetah cub, born to a Namibian mother, was found dead at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The cub, named Aasha, was one of the five cubs born to her mother in India earlier this year under the country's cheetah reintroduction program. Forest officials discovered the missing cub while conducting morning monitoring and launched a search but found it already deceased.

The cause of death remains unknown, and authorities plan to conduct a post-mortem examination to determine the cause. This incident occurs amid increased breeding success at Kuno National Park, where two recent litters have bolstered efforts to establish a self-sustaining cheetah population in India.