Archive · 2 Oct 2026
New Tigress Settles Into Buxa Ahead of Wild Release
A three-year-old tigress was moved from Bihar to Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal.
She had a long journey by road and airplane.
After arriving, she rested and did not eat on the first day.
The next day, she ate 10 kilograms of fresh meat.
Deer were inside her enclosure, but she did not go near them.
She also drank from a small artificial waterbody and entered it to cool herself.
Cameras are watching her movements.
Officials planned to release her into the wild on Friday.
A three-year-old tigress arrived at Buxa Tiger Reserve from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve on Wednesday.
She ate 10 kilograms of fresh meat on Thursday after initially ignoring deer in her enclosure.
The tigress drank from an artificial waterbody and repeatedly entered it to cool down in hot, humid weather.
She travelled by road and air, covering about 125 kilometres to Gorakhpur Airport before flying to Hasimara and continuing 37 kilometres by road.
Officials completed preparations for her planned release into the wild on Friday, with experts and ministers arriving at Buxa.
- Who
- A three-year-old tigress, forest officials, conservation experts, and government representatives.
- What
- The tigress was transferred to Buxa Tiger Reserve and prepared for release into the wild.
- When
- She arrived on Wednesday, ate on Thursday, and was scheduled for release on Friday.
- Where
- Buxa Tiger Reserve in Alipurduar, after travelling from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar.
- Tigress age
- Three years old
- Origin
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar
- Destination
- Buxa Tiger Reserve, Alipurduar
- Food consumed
- 10 kilograms of fresh meat
- Journey
- About 125 kilometres by road to Gorakhpur Airport, followed by a flight to Hasimara and 37 kilometres by road to Buxa
- Planned release
- Friday
- Monitoring
- CCTV cameras were installed inside the enclosure