Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Tigress Successfully Released into Maharashtra's Chandoli National Park
A tigress was carefully released into Chandoli National Park in Maharashtra.
She was monitored and prepared for release in a special enclosure.
This is a big step in helping the tiger population in the area grow.
Maharashtra Forest Department released a tigress into Chandoli National Park
The tigress, T-20-S-2, was previously located in Tadoba Tiger Reserve
She was monitored in a pre-release enclosure before being released
Her release marks an important milestone in the Sahyadri tiger recovery program
She is the fourth tiger in the reserve, with three male tigers already present
- Who
- Maharashtra Forest Department
- What
- Released a tigress into Chandoli National Park
- When
- November 18, 2021
- Where
- Chandoli National Park, Sangli region
- Why
- To strengthen the tiger population in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
Conservationists
Potential Critics
Tigress Release
Conservationists
Welcome the release as a positive step for tiger conservation
Potential Critics
May express concerns about potential human-tiger conflicts or the tigress's adaptation to the new environment
- Tigress ID
- T-20-S-2
- Previous Location
- Tadoba Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur
- Release Date
- November 18, 2021
- Number of Tigers in STR before release
- 3 male tigers
- Size of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
- About 740 square kilometres