Tigers of Central India

[Ashutosh]

@BorneanTiger, The gypsy tiger aka T1C1 of Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary has so far covered 3020 kilometres in 13 months and finally settled down in Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary about 90 kilometres south of Melghat Tiger Reserve after wandering for about a year.

Throughout his journey, he has avoided humans (which is good) and also relied on wild prey not domestic ones to feed. The area where he has settled down has a good prey base of boars, chital and nilgai. The tiger seems to have made a core area of about 50 square kilometres his territory and looks to have settled down.

The NTCA held a meeting to discuss whether to release a mate for him in this sanctuary possibly from nearby Melghat Tiger Reserve.

   

Sub-adult T1C1 at Tipeshwar around 18 months old

   

T1C1 camera trapped on his epic journey last year.


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