12 Dec 24

BHOPAL: An alleged poaching attempt has been foiled by forest staff at Kuno National Park in the same area where cheetahs Agni and Vaayu were wilded a week ago.

Thanks to heightened surveillance to monitor two free-ranging cheetahs, poachers were intercepted quickly. According to sources, the gunmen tried to infiltrate Moravan West Range, but were challenged by a jungle patrol. Surrounded, the poachers fired at them and fled. Authorities suspect the poachers are local tribesmen hunting for bushmeat. Officers are trying to track them down. Park officials have stepped up patrolling.

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