Tigress ‘Sundari’ to shift soon by a special team from Kanha

Angul(Reporters Today Bureau): A special team of wildlife expert from Madhya Pradesh will reach in a special vehicle to take back the tigress ‘Sundari’ to Odisha

The team comprising a veterinary, an assistant director, and 5 to 6 auxiliary staff.

The team will examine the tigress’s health condition for fo3-4 days, after reaching Satkosia. If her health condition is stable then she will be shifted to Ghorela Rewilding Centre in Kanha.

Sundari was translocated from Bandhavgarh tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh to Odisha in 2018 under the project in June 2018. The big cat was released into the Satkosia sanctuary in the Angul district. But, Later, Sundari was shifted to an enclosure at Raiguda in the core area of the tiger reserve in September 2018 after it reportedly killed a 45-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man inside the reserve. It triggered an outrage among the locals.

It is believed that the wild instinct has decreased in the tigress following her stay in the enclosure over the years. Therefore, efforts will be made to bring back the wildness in its natural habitat.