Uttarakhand
Efforts to Rescue Tigress
- 09 Jan 2024
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Recently, two cages have been put up in the Surai range of Terai East Forest Division to rescue an elusive tigress who has been moving for a year with a wire stuck around the lower part of its stomach.
- The Surai range of the forest division is adjacent to the Semal Kuan forest area in the Mahof range of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh.
Key Points
- In January 2023, the tigress was seen by a patrol team in the forest and a wire noose was wrapped around its stomach near its hind legs.
- To monitor the tigress, camera traps were installed on the spot and continuous photographs of the tigress were seen in 26 out of 35 camera traps.
- The monitoring report of the tigress was sent to Uttarakhand Wildlife Warden and National Tiger Conservation Authority, on which a joint team was formed and the process of capturing the animal was started.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
- It is situated in the Pilibhit district and Shahjahanpur District of Uttar Pradesh, forming part of the Terai Arc Landscape, in the upper Gangetic Plain Biogeographic Province.
- The northern edge of the reserve lies along the Indo-Nepal border while the southern boundary is marked by the river Sharada and Khakra.
- The habitat is characterized by Saal Forests, tall grasslands and swamp maintained by periodic flooding from rivers.
- The Sharda Sagar Dam extending up to a length of 22 km (14 mi) is on the boundary of the reserve.
- It was designated as a Tiger Reserve in 2014.
