Bhubaneswar: A tiger from Chhattisgarh has entered Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Baragada district, with a camera trap capturing its image during routine monitoring. “The tiger reached the sanctuary today from Chhattisgarh side,” said Anshu Pragyan Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Hirakud Wildlife Division.
According to Das, the big cat entered the sanctuary through Dechuan-Lakhanpur forest route. It was captured by a camera trap, while patrolling staff also directly sighted the animal. The identity, gender and other details of the tiger are yet to be established.
The photograph will be analysed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to ascertain its origin and other details. Around 100 camera traps have been deployed in the sanctuary to monitor wildlife movement. As many as 27 teams patrol the sanctuary’s boundaries and trails daily, while night patrolling is carried out through a three-layer team arrangement to strengthen surveillance.