TIGER SPOTTED IN ODISHA'S SUNDARGARH AFTER TWO DECADES

Bhubaneswar (18/03/2024): A Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) has been spotted in Sundargarh district of Odisha after almost two decades. This was informed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Susanta Nanda on Monday. The tiger has been captured in camera trap recently.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has confirmed that the tiger has come from Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, added the PCCF. The tiger must have travelled a few hundred miles to reach Odisha to have a new territory of its own, shared the PCCF in a Twitter (X) post today. A few days ago, the Forest department had revealed that Odisha is home to 30 adult tigers and eight cubs. The department made this revelation after carrying out the All Odisha Tiger Estimation 2023-24. According to the census, Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district has 27 adult tigers (14 females and 13 males) and eight cubs. One adult male tiger each was sighted in the Hirakud Wildlife Division, Paralakhemndi Territorial Forest Division and Greater Similipal Tiger Landscape, highlighted the census report.