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Environment Ministry probes cheetah death after CT damage findings

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 10:08 UTC · How we work

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Union Environment Ministry sent a team to probe a 19-month-old cheetah death in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh formed a Special Task Force of forest and police officers to investigate the incident.
Veterinarians removed five firearm pellets, with CT scans later showing organ, musculoskeletal and nervous damage causing paraplegia.
India’s cheetah population now totals 58, with 52 in Kuno, four in Gandhi Sagar and two in Veerangana Durgavati Reserve.

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Union Environment Ministry sent a team to probe a 19-month-old cheetah death in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh formed a Special Task Force of forest and police officers to investigate the incident.
Veterinarians removed five firearm pellets, with CT scans later showing organ, musculoskeletal and nervous damage causing paraplegia.
India’s cheetah population now totals 58, with 52 in Kuno, four in Gandhi Sagar and two in Veerangana Durgavati Reserve.