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| Mukherjee, S.; Tanti, G. | |
| Capture and release of a strayed tiger under the Sundarban Tiger Reserve area | |
| 2001 Tigerpaper (28): 18-20 | |
It is very difficult to capture a strayed tiger and rehabilitate it for many reasons, and especially in the case of Sundarban Tiger Reserve. The second author has had come success in this regard. In the present case, information was received over the wireless network that a tiger had been found inside a cow shed in Satnarayanpur Village, which is 2 km from the boundary of Sundarban Tiger Reserve's National Park (West) Range areas. It was taken to Sajnekhnali Animal Treatment Centre, about 15 km from where it had been captured. An examination of the animal was done by the veterinary surgeon. The drug's effects were neutralized after 95 minutes and the tiger was kept under observation for 24 hours. The animal did not respond to food for the first 12 hours and only took a liter of water. After the observation period, the animal was released in the jungle in close vicinity to the pond. To effect the release, the cage was placed under a big tree with a rope tied to the upper side of the door and a staff member in the tree holding the other end of the rope. The door was pulled up and the tiger exited. He waited for about 3 minutes in the vicinity of the cage and then took off into the forest. |
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