This relocation is the first ever relocation initiative of the country by the Forest Department, the tigers was translocated as a part of inter-state re-introduction of tigers, following the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines.
A Royal Bengal tigress from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (MP) has been shifted to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul to join her partner, a Royal Bengal tiger that has already been shifted to the reserve on June 21 from Kanha National Park of the neighbouring state Madhya Pradesh.
The 27-month-old tigress called as Sundri (T-412) reached Satkosia Tiger Reserve in a special vehicle along with a team of officials from Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. Officials and experts from Wildlife Institute of India have also accompanied the tigress.
The tigress weighed 135 kgs and is in good health, She will be kept in a special enclosure built in an area of 2.5 acre under CCTV surveillance following medical examination. Its movements will be monitored through radio collar, a machine-belt fitted with a small radio transmitter and battery. Later, it will be released into wild, a source in forest department said.
This is the second big cat of six planned tigers brought to Satkosia Tiger Reserve as part of inter-state Tiger Relocation exercise to increase tiger population.
Earlier, the first Royal Bengal Tiger MB2 was successfully relocated from Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to Satkosia on June 21.
This inter-state tiger relocation is a part of joint project Union Environment ministry, NTCA and WII. Further, four more tigers from different tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh will be relocated to Odisha.
The health condition of the tiger is stated to be normal and it has been kept in enclosure.
The Royal Bengal tiger has shown all positive signs to adjust with the environment after tiger translocation.
