Tigers of Central India

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From Vijayarajan Muthu's post in Tigers of Kanha:

New male in Khapa buffer has been sighted in Khapa buffer on a few occasions including a night safari has been identified positively as Balaghat Male.

Apparently, this male was born & raised in Balaghat division & seems to have reached KTR buffer in search of suitable territory. He has also been sighted while in courtship with T-72, the Khapa female. It remains to be seen if he's able to hold his own against the mighty Uma Male though. His physical attributes suggest his being a descendant of parents with lineage of Nagzira, that has connectivity to Balaghat.

While the Balaghat Forest Circle occupies an area, almost thrice the size of the entire Kanha Tiger Reserve, and is spread across 4,997 sq. km within the Kanha-Pench corridor, Nawegaon Nagzira (NNTR) has connectivity with Kanha & Pench in Madhya Pradesh, Tadoba Andhari in Maharashtra & Indravati in Chhattisgarh. NNTR is also connected to important tiger bearing areas like Umred-Karhandla WLS & Bramhapuri division.
The dispersal of Balaghat male to buffer areas of KTR reiterates the great importance of corridors linking different forested areas from biodiversity as well as conservation point of view.

Picture courtesy: Parth Vaghasia

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