Indian-born Cheetah gives birth to 5 Healthy Cubs at Kuno National Park

In another historic milestone for Project Cheetah, KJP21, a 32-month-old Indian-born female cheetah, has given birth to five healthy cubs at Kuno National Park today, taking the total cheetah population in India to 60, including 41 Indian-born cheetahs.

Sharing the development in a post on social.media platform ‘X’, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said that KJP21 is the third Indian-born female cheetah to give birth, after Mukhi and KGP12. He said the development marks an impor (UPDATED O 5TH OCT 2026)