Mukhi Becomes First India-Born Adult Cheetah at Kuno
India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme will achieve a landmark milestone as Mukhi, a female cheetah born in India, becomes the first India-born cub to reach adulthood. On Monday, September 30, 2025, Mukhi will turn 915 days old, symbolizing the programme’s first successful transition from birth to maturity — a key step toward establishing a self-sustaining cheetah population. Born to Namibian cheetah Jwala at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Mukhi’s survival is being hailed as a significant breakthrough amid concerns over high cub mortality and challenges in habitat adaptation.
As of September 2025,
These figures highlight that while mortality has been a concern, the net increase in population and high survival rate among cubs are signs of progress.
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