NEW DELHI, Oct. 28 -- The Centre on Wednesday took "serious note" of the death of a 19-month-old cheetah due to firearm pellet injuries outside Kuno National Park, and ordered an immediate on-ground investigation by a central team comprising senior wildlife crime officials, the environment ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The central team comprises the Inspector General of Forests of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and two officials. the additional director and regional deputy director, of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the statutory agency to combat organised transboundary wildlife crime.

"The Union Government has taken serious note of the death of a 19-month-old male Cheetah (KNG22) of Kuno Natio...