Bantala: Translocated Royal Bengal Tiger (male) from Kanha Tiger Reserve which has been housed in an enclosure in Satkosia tiger reserve since June 21 was released into the forest Friday afternoon.
The movement of the three-year-old animal inside the tiger reserve is being monitored by officials of the Satkosia tiger reserve and researchers of Wildlife Institute of India, along with expert veterinarians round-the-clock.
Environment department additional chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra released the animal into the reserve forest in the presence of PCCF wildlife and chief wildlife warden Sandeep Tripathi, additional PCCF Sudarsan Panda, DFO, Satkosia, Angul DFO and researchers from Wildlife Institute of India were present.
The tiger is healthy and it is being observed inside the forest area of Satkosia tiger reserve, stated S Panda, additional PCCF in a press release.
The mood of the tiger, after its arrival, was dull to start with. The new guest felt himself an odd-man-out in the strange milieu of Satkosia. For two to three days, he was anger personified, refused to touch food and led a solitary life in the enclosure.
During the Royal Bengal tiger’s transportation from Madhya Pradesh, in acts of resentment, he had urinated and defecated on the straws that he was provided with for his comfort at a corner of the mobile cage.
After getting acclimatised with the new home, he had his first prey in the shape of a 60kg boar.
Having got used to the new atmosphere, the tiger has begun having some fun. The staff who attend to him have noticed romance in the air.
They say a tigress of Satkosia has started taking a liking to the new arrival, and looks set to having some intimate moments with her new-found love in the sanctuary.
The green signal from the National Tiger Conservation Authority was awaited for freeing the new guest from his enclosure, to enable him reach out to his new-found love.
PNN