Bigcats News

[Ashutosh]

https://www.news18.com/news/india/royal-bengal-tiger-spotted-via-camera-traps-set-up-by-wwf-in-north-sikkim-for-high-altitude-conservation-project-2248385.html


Since November 2018, we have had multiple sightings of the royal Bengal tiger here in Sikkim, which helps to confirm that the state is a thriving circuit for these big cats.”
The animal tends to take a circuit beginning in West Bengal, with the route passing through dense forests bordering Bhutan and Sikkim and reaching beyond the tri-junction area. 
Apart from the royal Bengal tiger, the camera traps are said to have captured snow leopards as well, surprisingly at an altitude that is lower than their natural habitat. According to the forest department, this could have been due to an increase in snowfall over the winters as well as due to other herbivores shifting further downhill.
The department said other herbivores were not being hampered by the presence of these big cats and also denied an animal-human conflict.


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