One more cheetah has died at the Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP), making it the ninth feline to die since March.

“This morning, one of the female cheetahs — Dhatri (Tiblisi) — was found dead. To determine the cause of the death, a post-mortem is being conducted,” the state forest department said in a statement, as per PTI.

While 14 cheetahs — seven males, six females and one female cub — are kept in the bomas in Kuno, a female cheetah is out in the open and is being intensively monitored by a team. Efforts are on to bring her back to the boma for a health examination, the statement added.

Under Project Cheetah, a total of 20 Cheetah were imported from Namibia and South Africa to the KNP and later four cubs were born from Namibian cheetah. Out of these 24 feline, nine including three cubs have died.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the eight cheetahs (5 females and 3 males) brought from Namibia at KNP on the occasion of his birthday on September 17, 2022.