Population of tigers to increase in Achanakmar……….a tigress was released today
Radio collar has been installed for monitoring the movement of tigress
Raipur, 2 May . Forest and Climate Change Department is consistently working for the conservation of forests and wildlife in the state. In the same sequence, the tigress, who was rescued from Surajpur forest division on 28 March 2023, was released in a suitable habitat of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve on 29 April 2023, under the established standard operating procedure of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
It is noteworthy that as per the vision of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, and under the supervision of Forest Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar, dedicated efforts are being made to increase the population of tigers in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. The rescued tigress was released in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve under the guidance of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Mr. Sudhir Kumar Agrawal.
Providing information in the context, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Mr. Sudhir Kumar Agrawal said that two tigresses and one tiger are being brought from the tiger reserves of the adjacent states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh. Amidst this process, the release of rescued tigress from Surajpur Forest Division in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is a happy coincidence. As per the standard operating procedure, a team of wildlife doctors had put on a radio collar on the tigress on April 28 and after that the tigress was successfully released into a proper habitat.
After being released in the natural habitat, a suitable monitoring system has been established to trace the movement of the female tigress for the next one month. Field staff have been specially trained for this task in Panna Tiger Reserve. A team of two research scholars and wildlife doctors from the Wildlife Institute of India have also been specially deployed. The department held discussions with the localites and took them into confidence, before the release of the tigress in the natural habitat. The department is hopeful that the release of tigress would lead to increase in the population of tigers in Achanakmar.
