What Name Will You Give To A Cheetah? Government Launches Naming Contest

Just a few days back, Union Environment Minister, Bhupendra Yadav tweeted to share the news of a “momentous event”. As a Namibian cheetah, Siyaya gave birth to four cubs. He congratulated the nation and the Prime Minister in the same post.

Like any other baby born in India, these cheetahs are now Indian Babies. Further, like any other baby in India, these babies will also be named. So India is given the opportunity to name these cubs. The government of India has launched a competition to name the newly born cheetahs. They are currently in the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh.

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Participate in the #MyGovContest

Mr Yadav shared a tweet to announce the contest that said, “Participate in the #MyGovcontest and give a name to the four adorable cheetah cubs born in Kuno National Park.” Further, the tweet said, “Let’s show some love to these majestic creatures!”

In addition to this, the Cm of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan expressed his happiness on the birth of the cute babies. He further shared the details of the contest in a tweet. The tweet said, “a name give by you can become identity of new guests in Kuno”

To participate in the contest, follow the link https://www.mygov.in/task/name-four-newly-born-cheetah-cubs-kuno/.

The last date for submission of the entries is 30^th April 2023.

Cheetah re-introduction program

On September 17, 2017, the day before his 72nd birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first group of eight spotted cats – five females and three males – from Namibia into a quarantine facility at Kuno in Madhya Pradesh as part of the ambitious Cheetah Restoration effort.

According to Madhya Pradesh’s forest and wildlife officials, Sasha, one of the Namibian cheetahs, passed away on Monday as a result of kidney-related complications.

In a second such translocation, 12 cheetahs were flown in from South Africa and released into Kuno on February 18.

Due to overhunting and habitat destruction, the cheetah is the only big carnivore that was entirely eradicated from India. In 1947, the last cheetah perished in the Koriya district of modern-day Chhattisgarh, and in 1952 the species was officially deemed extinct. It is very important for a diverse nation like India to protect its wildlife and culture.