Tigers: Government Teams to Visit Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to Study Tigers | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Two teams of senior wildlife officers will visit Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra this week to study the tigers, which will be translocated to Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
The MP and Maharashtra forest departments have sent camera trap images of some selected tigers so that it becomes easy for Odisha team to identify and pick the ones to be brought to the two habitats.
Chief conservator of forest-rank officers will visit the two state’s tiger reserves to study behaviour of selected tigers. “It will be seen if the big cats have any abnormality like human imprint or tendency to kill cattle. They will interact with field staff there and also track movement taking a map,” said Susanta Nanda, principal chief conservator of forests, wildlife.
Earlier, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has accorded approval for the translocation project. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra govts have also consented and confirmed to provide the tigers. While three tigers (two females and one male) will be released in Debrigarh, two females will be released in Similipal.
Earlier, Odisha forest department discussed with the counterparts in MP regarding criteria of tiger selection. Initially, senior forest officers from Debrigarh and wildlife headquarters visited Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP to study the tigers there.
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