This is your chance to name four newly-born cheetah cubs at Kuno park

The government has launched a contest to name the four cubs born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia.

The four cubs were born three days after one of the cheetahs, Sasha, died due to a kidney ailment.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav described the birth of the four cubs as a momentous event in India's wildlife conservation history during 'Amrit Kaal'.

"I am delighted to share that four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India on 17th September 2022, under the visionary leadership of PM Narendra Modi," he tweeted.

The minister congratulated the entire team of Project Cheetah for their relentless efforts in bringing back the large carnivore to India and for their efforts in correcting an ecological wrong done in the past.

"Time to name the Kuno cubs!", tweeted Bhupender Yadav sharing the details of the naming contest.

"Participate in the #MyGovContest and give a name to the four adorable cheetah cubs born in Kuno National Park. Let's show some love to these majestic creatures!", the government announced in a tweet.

How to name Kuno cubs

• To participate, visit: https://www.mygov.in/task/name-four-newly-born-cheetah-cubs-kuno/
• Login and register yourself on the portal. Submit your suggestions.
• The last date to submit your names is April 30, 2023.

Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the first batch of eight spotted felines five females and three males - from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in Madhya Pradesh on his 72nd birthday on September 17 last year.

One of the Namibian cheetahs, Sasha, had died due to a kidney-related ailment on Monday, forest and wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh said.

Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the first batch of eight spotted felines five females and three males - from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in Madhya Pradesh on his 72nd birthday on September 17 last year.

One of the Namibian cheetahs, Sasha, had died due to a kidney-related ailment on Monday, forest and wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh said.

with agency inputs