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Tiger captured in Dudhwa to be released into the forest

LUCKNOW The man-eater tiger captured by foresters in Manjhra Purab area of Dudhwa buffer zone late on Monday night will be relocated deep into the jungle, away from human population, said officials on Wednesday. It is under observation for almost 24 hours and would be relocated after a medical check-up,” said Sanjay Pathak, field director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Initially, there were speculations that the captured big cat would be lodged in Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden, Lucknow. We have deployed four patrolling teams, drone teams, cameras, four elephants along with combing teams and have installed two cages with baits to catch the tigress,” he added.

Hindustan Times

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