Tigers rescued, released in Kaziranga

Two tigers, which had strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, were rescued and released within 24 hrs of their capture.

Two sub-adult tigers, which had strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam, were rescued and released within 24 hours of their capture.

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This was done in a joint operation by the forest department and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)-managed Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC).

The Tigers were released late in the evening in the eastern part of the Agoratuli range near the Matiaranga guard hut in the presence of the Field Director of the park, Mr NK Vasu. Although the tigers were released simultaneously, the male left first and the female left after a lag of seven minutes. The pair, which may have been from the same mother, could be seen scampering away into the thick undergrowth.

The tigers had strayed out of the heavily wooded Agoratuli range of the KNP into the neighbouring Tamuli Pathar village close to the national highway. KNP has one of the highest density of tigers among the protected areas in India, but are difficult to see due to the thick vegetation in this grassland dominated park.

Around 7:30 am on Sunday, the villagers of Tamuli Pathar in the eastern range of the Kaziranga National Park spotted two tigers attacking their cattle close to their dwellings on the fringe of the forest.