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Odisha seeks approval for second phase of Similipal tiger translocation
Tigers are big wild cats that live in forests in India.
Sometimes the people who look after forests and animals move tigers from one forest to another.
This helps keep the tiger families healthy and strong.
A place called Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha already got two girl tigers from another forest called Tadoba.
Now the animal experts want to bring one boy tiger and one girl tiger from central India.
The tigers might come from Maharashtra or Madhya Pradesh.
But before the tigers can travel, the government has to say yes.
The plan is still very new and people are talking about it.
Some important government groups will also help decide.
If everyone agrees, the tigers will get a new home in Similipal.
Odisha's wildlife department has initiated the second phase of tiger translocation to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR).
The proposal seeks approval to bring a male and a female tiger from Central India — either Maharashtra or Madhya Pradesh.
The state previously brought two tigresses from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR).
Officials say the proposal is at a preliminary stage and awaits state government approval.
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the NTCA will be involved in the process.
- Who
- Odisha's wildlife department and senior government officials handling the tiger translocation proposal.
- What
- Initiation of the second phase of tiger translocation to Similipal Tiger Reserve, with approval sought to bring a male and a female tiger from Central India.
- Where
- Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha, India, with source tigers from Central India (Maharashtra or Madhya Pradesh).
- When
- Not specified in the article; described as a proposal at a preliminary stage.
- Why
- To continue the state's tiger translocation programme at Similipal Tiger Reserve following the earlier translocation of two tigresses.
Key facts
- Event
- Second phase of tiger translocation to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
- Reserve
- Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), Odisha
- Previous translocation
- Two tigresses from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR)
- Planned translocation
- One male and one female tiger from Central India
- Source states
- Maharashtra or Madhya Pradesh
- Current stage
- Preliminary; awaiting state government approval
- Involved authorities
- Union Ministry of Environment and Forests; NTCA
Quotes
Senior government official
A government official involved in wildlife management
““Once we receive the state government’s approval, the proposal will be placed before the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The NTCA will also be involved in the process.””
indianexpress.com
Sources
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