Tigress relocated to Buxa Tiger Reserve wanders into Assam
A three-year-old tigress airlifted from Bihar to West Bengal travelled over 100 km before being captured in Assam.
A three-year-old tigress, identified as T-138 or Dooars Rani, wandered approximately 25 to 30 km into Assam three weeks after being relocated to the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, according to The Times of India.
The tigress was originally flown from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve to Buxa aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to help revive the tiger population in North Bengal.
Radio-collared to allow forest officials to monitor her movements, the tigress initially appeared to be exploring her new surroundings in the eastern Himalayan foothills.
Tracking signals later revealed she had crossed a river and moved into the neighbouring state of Assam, eventually entering Raimona National Park.
Forest teams from West Bengal and Assam, working with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), monitored her movement as she travelled more than 100 km from Buxa.
She was captured near Gilaguri in Assam's Kokrajhar district on November 3 using elephants, nets, and earth-moving equipment before being tranquilised and brought back to Buxa.