The big cats of Kuno and our Indian vets

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The sanctuary of Kuno, Madhya Pradesh has lost two big cats and three cubs. The mature ones lost their lives because of infection and callous attitude of the forest officials and the cubs died because of lack of prenatal and post natal care. Just because the leaopards ( that were brought from Namibia) were set free in wild in the sanctuary doesn't mean they are safe and fine. The climate of two countries are completely. Therefore it was essential to constantly monitor their movement and food intake as well as their health conditions. Wasn't it foolish to leave a single female to mate with two males who killed her. The cubs were born weak. The mother should have been kept in confinement the moment her pregnancy was detected. She should have been given sufficient food and proper tonics and medicines so that the feotus grew into healthy cubs.The cubs and the mother were seen lying in the scrotching heat of Kuno sanctuary. Such little weak cubs can definitely not bear the heat and therefore three might have died. Our Indian vets need to be more humane than doctors. They forget some simple careful precautions that should be taken while dealing with animals which results in their death. No special care are taken of animals in zoos or sanctuary and the result is their death and extinction. Leopards can still be seen in the forests of Western Odisha. It's high time the forest officials and doctors take steps to preserve them and the vets given more holistic and advanced training.