After spending a year in captivity, five more cheetahs were released into the wild at Kuno National Park which includes a mother and three cheetah cubs for the first time. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav informed that on Wednesday female cheetah Asha and her three cubs were released from the large enclosure into the open jungle at Kuno National Park. Another female cheetah, Dheera, was also released. This brings the total number of cheetahs released into the wild to seven, while 19 more cheetahs will be released in the coming weeks. This move is expected to boost tourism in Kuno National Park. Story continues below this ad However, cheetah Veera and her two newborn cubs will continue to remain in enclosures with her for at least a year to improve their chances of survival in the wild, officials said. “It is immensely gratifying to witness cheetahs, once extinct in Asia, are now not only sprinting across the sacred land of Madhya Pradesh but also expanding their family,” Yadav said. “The land of Madhya Pradesh, embodying the …