Seoni (MP), November 06: To revive the big cat population in the Panna Tiger Reserve, a tiger was today translocated to the forest to provide company to two tigresses already shifted there.
The tiger was taken to the Panna reserve in a cage van via Jabalpur after an expert team, comprising doctors and forest officials tranquilised it at Gumtara range in Pench, a state forest official said.
Panna Reserve, once home to a considerable tiger population, was devoid of its pride due to rampant poaching.
The state government had initiated a programme of relocating tigers to the reserve and recently two tigresses were moved to the Panna from Bandhavgarh and Kanha reserves.
–Agencies