Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Forest Officials Rescue Tiger Cub From Odisha Village
A young tiger cub wandered into a village near Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha.
It first entered a cattle shed on Thursday night.
The cub then went back toward the forest.
A few hours later, it returned and went into an empty house.
Villagers locked the house from the outside to keep the cub inside.
The cub remained there overnight.
Forest officials arrived on Friday morning to rescue it.
They placed it in a cage without using a tranquilizer or net.
Officials said the cub needed veterinary care.
A 7-8-month-old tiger cub entered Khaparkhai village near Similipal Tiger Reserve on Thursday night.
The cub first went into a cattle shed, then returned after briefly going back into the woods.
It later spent the night inside an unoccupied house that villagers had locked from outside.
Forest officials rescued the cub in a cage on Friday morning, reportedly without using a tranquilizer or net.
Officials said the cub required veterinary care after closer examination.
- Who
- A 7-8-month-old tiger cub, village residents, and forest officials, including Similipal Tiger Reserve field director Prakash Chand Gogineni.
- What
- A tiger cub entered a village and was later rescued in a cage without a tranquilizer or net.
- When
- The cub entered on Thursday night and was rescued on Friday morning.
- Where
- Khaparkhai village in the Thakurmunda Range of Karanjia Division, adjacent to Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha.
- Why
- Officials said the cub required veterinary care after examination.
- Animal
- Tiger cub
- Estimated age
- 7-8 months
- Village
- Khaparkhai
- Location
- Thakurmunda Range, Karanjia Division, Odisha
- Nearby reserve
- Similipal Tiger Reserve
- Rescue timing
- Friday morning
- Rescue method
- Placed in a cage without a tranquilizer or net