Tigers of Central India

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Tiger sent to Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve from Kanha under Translocation Scheme

Dainik Bhaskar
Dec 10, 2018

This 3-year-old tiger was rescued in mid-2016 from the Mukki Range. ©KTR Forest dept.

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BALAGHAT: Under Madhya Pradesh's Tiger Translocation Scheme, a tiger has been sent from Kanha to Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Sidhi.
Rescued as an orphaned 4-5 month old cub in April 2016 after his mother, the Chitakudri female had tragically succumbed to injuries, the tiger was being freely raised in semi-wild in Ghorela enclosure of Kanha for last two and a half years.

On Monday, necessary measurements of the make tiger's body and blood sampling we taken by the wildlife doctors and officials of Kanha, Pench and Sanjay Gandhi Tiger Reserve. This complete action was under the guidance of L.Krishnamurthy, new Field director of Kanha Tiger Reserve, Kanha managed the management. Vincent Rahim, the field director of Sanjay Tiger Reserve Direct, Anjana Suchita Tirkey, Deputy director and Sandeep Agrawal also collaborated in the operation.

From 2005 to present, including this male tiger, 7 tigers have been rewilded & relocated to Panna Tiger Reserve, Nauradehi Sanctuary, Kanha Tiger Reserve & Satpura Tiger Reserve. This tiger trans-location will help in the increase of tigers in Sanjay Tiger Reserve. 
This way, the Kanha Tiger Reserve has been successfully reared the orphaned cubs and released then into the wild to live free.

The Sanjay Tiger Reserve comprises Sanjay National Park and the Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary, both of which cover more than 831 Sq. Km, and are located in Sidhi District. The Sal, Bamboo & mixed forests of Sanjay TR are contagious with Guru Ghasidas NP of Chhattisgarh. The forest area of Sanjay Dubri is an important corridor connecting Bandhavgarh National Park’s wildlife at north and Palamau Tiger Reserve. Reply