Abandoned tiger cubs shifted to Tirupati animal rescue centre

Andhra Pradesh By SNV Sudhir March 10, 2023 Read the article

After two futile attempts to reunite four abandoned tiger cubs with their mother they were shifted to Sri Venkateswara (SV) Zoological Park.

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Aged around three months, the four tiger cubs will be released into the animal rescue centre that is attached to the zoo as a part of the rewilding process.

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The cubs were sighted by the villagers of Pedda Gummadapuram in Kothapalli Mandal in Nandyal district on 6 March.

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With no trace of their mother in the vicinity, forest officials dropped the plan and brought them back to the guest house.

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On Wednesday, forest officials took the cubs to the spot where a shepherd had reported sighting a big cat. They waited till Thursday but the mother did not turn up.

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Following the second failed attempt on Thursday morning, the cubs were brought back to the forest guest house at Nallamala Jungle Camp Bairluty.

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“All the four cubs are healthy, active, and normal,” said Alan Chong, deputy director of the Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve.

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The re-wilding process — the imparting of the skills the cubs would need to survive there — should be carried out for at least two years.

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The tiger cubs should be reared in the in-situ enclosure and each cub should have a successful kill record of at least 50 prey animals.

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The tiger cubs— in consultation with the NTCA and after radio-collaring — to a suitable, productive habitat within the same landscape.

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