The two-year-old tigress, one of three cubs born to celebrated tigress ‘Collarwali’ of Moharli range, was captured and transported to her new home on Sunday Chandrapur: Taking a significant step towards state’s tiger conservation, Maharashtra forest department relocated a two-year-old tigress, T163-SAF1, from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to Dhyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary in Buldhana district, ahead of…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha wildlife wing on Sunday said any Maharashtra sanctuary or reserve will be their top choice of habitat to bring tigers for the second phase of translocation in Similipal Tiger Reserve slated in Oct.“The authorities don’t want to take any chances by exploring source habitats in other states but rely on Maharashtra only. Considering…
Bhubaneswar: While selecting tigress Zeenat in Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, Odisha wildlife personnel, particularly from Similipal, who camped there for months, observed that Zeenat would never be impressed or affected by human presence, a significant trait in a big cat to pick for translocation.The same was also observed during its dispersion phase, as she…
Camera trap images show Tigress Zeenat carrying one of her cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve Bhubaneswar: In a major success for the country’s inter-state tiger translocation project, Zeenat, a 4.5-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger brought from Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, has given birth to four cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve.The tigress was brought to Similipal…
Zeenat with one of her cubs in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve. The translocation effort aimed at enhancing the genetic diversity of tigers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve has received a major boost, with tigress Zeenat, brought from Maharashtra, giving birth to four cubs. Photographs of Zeenat gently carrying her cubs in her mouth within the…
