Tigers of Central India

[Sanju]

@Lycaon @Rishi

MP Tiger Family settled in Gujarat? The villagers said - The tigress seen in the forest with the cubs

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In the forests of the Mahisagar, the tigress has been seen with its cub following. Local residents claim that Shigamali has also seen tigers and cubs pugmarks and claws scratch marks in Lunavada.

People say that here the tigress is searching for a tiger. On 10th of February, there was news of the tigers found in Gujarat. For which the Forest Department had verified it by searching it in the forests of Mahisagar.

However, later a tiger was found dead on February 26. On the death of that tiger, wildlife lovers were frustrated because they were considered to be the only tiger on the soil of Gujarat. Lion, Leopard were already here, but the tiger was extinct about 35 years ago but time to time appearing to locals for long time. Now there are local residents claiming to have seen a tigress and his cubs in the jungles here.

At the same time, on February 26, the FSL report was prepared on the dead male tiger, in which it was alleged that the death of the tiger was due to lack of food for a long time. Forest department officials have now become alert on the information about seeing tigers in these forests which may also starve.

The initial assumption of the forest department is that a family of tigers has entered Madhya Pradesh from Gujarat. In which the dead male tiger must have been separated from his family. The team of forest department has again started searching in the forests. (Really, that theory sounds like S8)

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My Opinion: I believe in Locals who have been saying tigers are there in border Gujarat areas. This is not said by one man. Many people are saying this over years, we can't say that all those hundreds are dumbs. But, yet FD confirmation is important to recognize and authorise it officially and take conservative actions. Whole family of Tiger from MP, went on a vacation to Gujarat, an adult male from its family is separated like a child is ridiculous or absurd theory and quite incorrect.

There were many times, tiger presence confirmed in dangs and other areas (See my reply to Lycaon in Big cats news thread) from Maharashtra. So, over these years slowly a tigress is moved to Mahisagar fragmented forests elusively and been searching for Males by marking its presence there. This MP transient male which is also looking for same thing attracted to her and mated resulting in cubs before dying. Remember that, he came months before photographed by local teacher. So, this Maharashtra tigress gave birth in these months.

P.S. It is just an opinion.

Hope FD finds their presence atleast now by camera trap but not leopards like before. Reply