When asked about the ongoing efforts to relocate two tigresses and one tiger from another reserve to retain the four tigers already present in Palamu, Kumar Ashutosh said that exercise is on hold for the time being. “There is always a possibility of the big cats running away if relocated from some other reserve. This tigress has been found naturally in PTR, so it has more chances of staying in this habitat only. Therefore, there is no need to relocate other big cats as of now,” he said. Meanwhile, PTR is ensuring a prey base for the big cats by setting up Soft Release Centres (SRC) to ensure that there is enough food for the animals. In these centres, prey animals are placed in pre-release cages close to where they will be released. Same tigress roaming in jungles: Scat samplesScat samples were recovered from the Chatra jungles, suggesting the same tigress was roaming in jungles adjacent to PTR as well. The samples were also sent to CCMB and the confirmation came in December. When asked about the efforts to relocate two tigresses and one tiger from another reserve to retain the four tigers already present in Palamu, Kumar Ashutosh said that exercise is on hold.
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