Forest officials release a tigress in SunderbanSeptember 3rd, 2009 SUNDERBAN - A six-year old tigress, which was trapped after it terrorised villagers over the last several weeks, was released on Wednesday by forest officials in the Dhulibhashani forest of Sunderban delta. The six-year old is among the two Royal Bengal Tigresses, which were trapped in neighbouring forest areas in the Sunderban Delta area, and were later caged in the Panchmakhani and Pirkhali forests.
Three newborn leopard cubs die in West BengalAugust 29th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - Three of the four leopard cubs which were born in the Dooars region of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District were found dead 24 hours after birth. Workers of the tea gardens owned by PCM Company spotted the three lifeless tiny 'spotted beauties' on Friday.eportedly, the mother leopard had abandoned the cubs after delivering them on Thursday.
Lucknow zoo takes up breeding of famed white tigersAugust 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In an attempt to conserve the famous white tigers and increase their numbers, the authorities of the Lucknow zoo have initiated a programme to breed these striped feline beauties. Thus a couple, tiger Aryan and tigress Sona, are being tended with utmost care by the zoo.nd no wonder, this pair happens to be the star attraction for the visitors, today.
Escaped white tigress brought back to Aurangabad ZooJuly 24th, 2009 AURANGABAD - The white tigress, which had escaped from its cage during the early Friday morning, has been recaptured after a three-hour long operation. The 18-acre zoo in the Siddharth Garden of Aurangabad is always choc-a-block with people.
A tigress released with animal tracking chip in SundarbansJuly 6th, 2009 SUNDARBANS - Wildlife authorities released a tigress with animal tracking chip to keep an eye on the psychological behaviour of the big cat in Sundarbans forests in West Bengal. The seven-year old tigress, which had entered Satjelia village under Gosaba block of the Sundarbans delta a few days ago, was trapped on July 2.
White tigress found dead in Chhattisgarh zooMay 9th, 2009 RAIPUR - An 11-year-old white tigress was found dead in a zoo Saturday in Bhilai city of Chhattisgarh, an official said. The tigress was found dead in Maitri Bagh Zoo in Bhilai in Durg district, about 30 km west of capital Raipur.
Ranchi Zoo announces birth of two leopard cubsApril 28th, 2009 RANCHI - Zoo authorities in Ranchi have announced the birth of two leopard cubs. The cubs, one male and one female, were born on March 10 and are now being brought before the public.
White tigers reach Bhopal's Van Vihar National ParkApril 28th, 2009 BHOPAL - A pair of white tigers have been transported to the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal.ften termed as the pride of Bhopal, Van Vihar is home to a number of animals, including the white tiger, the panther and the lion. The tigers have come from the Nandankanan National Park of Orissa under an Animal Exchange Programme of Central Zoo Authority (CZA).
Tigress airlifted to Panna Tiger ReserveMarch 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - A tigress from the Kanha National Park was airlifted Monday to the Panna Tiger Reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh so as to increase the feline numbers in the reserve. The tigress taken by an Indian Air Force helicopter to the reserve spread in an area of 542 sq km in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh Monday afternoon, forest officials said.
Black tigress carcass found in Sri LankaMarch 7th, 2009 COLOMBO - The carcass of a black tigress has been found in Sri Lanka, a media report said Saturday. The Daily Mirror said the carcass was found after it got caught in a poacher's snare in Deniyaya area, around about 200 km from here.
Tigress moved to Panna reserve by roadMarch 5th, 2009 BHOPAL - A tigress was shifted from Bandhavgarh to the Panna tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh by road Wednesday after the authorities failed to get an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter, an official said. 'The decision to send the four-year-old big cat by road was taken due to the delay in receiving a chopper from the IAF,' Additional Principal Chief Conservator Forest (Wildlife) H.S.
Tigress from Bandhavgarh to be flown to Panna this weekMarch 2nd, 2009 BHOPAL - The first of the two tigresses to be shifted from Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh would be flown to the state's Panna Tiger Reserve in an Indian Air Force helicopter this week, officials said Monday. 'The stage is all set for the translocation of two tigresses, of which one would be shifted this week and another after a gap of five to six days, from Bandhavgarh to the state's Panna Tiger Reserve where perhaps no tigress has been sighted in the past one year,' said Madhya Pradesh's Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) H.S.
Wanted: a match for a female tigerFebruary 11th, 2009 RANCHI - Authorities at the Tata Steel Zoological Park in Jamshedpur are desperately looking for a match for nine-year-old Shanti, a tigress. The zoo authorities are concerned as Ben and Shyamali, the parents of Shanti have grown old and are unable to breed any more.
American Jaguar dies in Orissa zooFebruary 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The only American Jaguar in Orissa's Nandankanan Zoo has died of complications related to old age, officials said Thursday. 'The male animal was 21 years and nine months old.
Bhopal national park may get two white tigersJanuary 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Van Vihar National Park in the Madhya Pradesh capital may soon get a pair of white tigers from the Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa after an approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), state forest minister said. But the national park will have to part with tigress Sara and a pair of jackals under an exchange programme with the Nandankanan Zoo.
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