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Divyabhanusinh,; Kazmi, R.
Asiatic Cheetah _Acinonyx jubatus venaticus_ in India a Chronology of Extinction and Related Reports
2019 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (116): 22-43
The cheetah in India has been recorded in history from before the Common Era onwards. It was taken from the wild for coursing blackbuck for centuries, which went towards its depleting numbers through the ages. From the 16th century onwards, detailed records of its interaction with human beings became available as it was recorded by the Mughals and other kingdoms in the Deccan. However, the final phase of its extinction coincided with the British Imperial rule, and the British added to the woes of the animal. Its extinction became inevitable and this paper records the process extensively. The last cheetahs were shot in India in 1947, however, credible reports continued to be recorded from the Indian subcontinent up to the 1990s. This paper also records other related matters, such as a black cheetah, a cheetah attack on a human being, and cheetah material available in India.
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