Three new cubs born to Cheetah Gamini in M.P.'s Kuno Park; India's count rises to 38

Cheetah 'Gamini' has fixed commencement to 3 cubs astatine the Kuno National Park successful Madhya Pradesh, taking the fig of these large cats successful India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026).

Describing it arsenic a "roaring" occurrence of the government's ambitious Cheetah re-introduction programme, Mr. Yadav said it is simply a almighty awesome of the country’s determined and historical conservation effort.

Gamini was translocated to India from South Africa arsenic portion of the ambitious task launched successful September 2022 to revive the colonisation of the world's fastest onshore carnal successful India, which had gone extinct decades ago.

Mr. Yadav, successful a station connected X, said, “Kuno welcomes 3 caller cubs — A roaring caller section astatine Kuno connected the juncture of completion of 3 years of accomplishment of cheetahs from South Africa. Celebrations echo done Kuno National Park arsenic Gamini, the South African cheetah and second-time mother, has brought 3 caller cubs into the world."

This joyful accomplishment marks the ninth palmy cheetah litter connected Indian ungraded and takes the fig of surviving Indian-born cubs to 27, helium said.

With these newest additions, India's full cheetah colonisation has present reached 38 — a almighty awesome of the country's determined and historical conservation effort, Mr. Yadav highlighted.

Each commencement strengthens the instauration of Project Cheetah and reflects the passion, perseverance, and round-the-clock dedication of the tract unit and veterinary teams who person nurtured this imagination into reality, helium said.

"A infinitesimal of pridefulness for Kuno, and for India — whitethorn Gamini and her 3 small sprinters turn beardown and transportation the nation’s cheetah revival communicative guardant with velocity and grace," the Minister added.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav noted that Madhya Pradesh is simply a almighty centre for cheetah reintroduction.

This is simply a historical accomplishment for the full state successful the absorption of wildlife conservation, biodiversity, and biology balance, the CM said successful a station connected X.

It is simply a substance of immense joyousness that nether Project Cheetah, the pistillate cheetah ‘Gamini’ who arrived from South Africa has fixed commencement to 3 cubs, helium said.

"With the completion of 3 years of cheetahs’ accomplishment astatine Kuno National Park successful Sheopur district, this is the 9th palmy commencement (of a litter). The full fig of cheetahs successful India has present accrued to 38," Yadav added.

Earlier this month, cheetah Aasha, translocated to India from Namibia, gave commencement to 5 cubs successful KNP.