Reintroduction & Rewilding

[Ashutosh]

In 2010, a tigress was killed by a jeep in Bandhavgarh buffer zone. She had 3 4 month cubs. One of the cubs was killed by a stray male while the other two were on the verge of starvation when the forest officials rescued them.

The two siblings were raised in-situ for 4 years till the officials were satisfied with the hunting capabilities.

This female was “re-wilded” in Satpura in 2015 and has since raised 6 cubs in 2 litters each and is currently raising another 3 cubs in her latest litter. She is called the Churna Tigress.

Couple of years ago, a tigress named Avni was shot and her two cubs were orphaned. The male eluded capture but the female was brought to Pench and was raised in-situ exactly like Churna tigress using her blueprint.

After nearly 2 years, the NTCA has given the green light for her to be re-wilded in Pench itself. She would have been released earlier but her hunting rate didn’t match the standards set by NTCA.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ntca-approves-release-of-tigress-avni-s-cub-into-the-wild-maharashtra-forest-department/story-l2mjnbS43ncPfC3FuZQWKJ.html Reply