Tigress rescued from Raisen stops eating, shifted to Van Vihar for treatment
Bhopal: The rescued tigress from Raisen, who was shifted to Satpura Tiger Reserve, was brought to Van Vihar on Sunday evening for treatment as she stopped having food after being rescued. The tigress is a big cub aged about 1-2 years. The number of tigers at the national park has increased to 11, out of which seven have been rescued from different places.
Of the 11, only two are on display.
“The tigress does not seem to be in a healthy state as she has not eaten since three days. She is also scared and did not come out of the cage. Van Vihar's veterinary doctors will now start the treatment so that she gets better,” said director of the national park, Kamalika Mohanta.
The tigress will now be kept in quarantine till she gets better and the forest department will then decide if it is to be left in the wild or kept in the national park.
There are now seven females and three male tigers in the national park -- Munna and the tigress from Raisen are the latest additions. Van Vihar authorities are still not sure whether they will be allowed to keep Munna in the display zone as it has turned into a man-eater.
“The tigress does not seem to be in a healthy state as she has not eaten since three days. She is also scared and did not come out of the cage. Van Vihar's veterinary doctors will now start the treatment so that she gets better,” said director of the national park, Kamalika Mohanta.
The tigress will now be kept in quarantine till she gets better and the forest department will then decide if it is to be left in the wild or kept in the national park.
There are now seven females and three male tigers in the national park -- Munna and the tigress from Raisen are the latest additions. Van Vihar authorities are still not sure whether they will be allowed to keep Munna in the display zone as it has turned into a man-eater.
“Munna is taking time to adjust to the new surroundings and he does not like being locked up in quarantine. He will be put in another enclosure in a month’s time,” added Mohanta.
Speaking about the tigers in the display zone and about the wall cave-in during the rains this year, Mohanta told TOI that out of 11, only two tigers had been kept in the display zone as the other display zones are not walled. The new wall will be built once the budget for it is approved.
She said, “The wall of the tiger enclosure fell down due to the rains posing a threat to the safety of the visitors. So we removed Gauri and Riddhi from the display area temporarily, but Ganga and Panna are visible.”
People are enquiring with the Van Vihar authorities about white tigress Riddhi, who is now in another enclosure and is seldom visible. Many shutterbugs and wildlife enthusiasts also wish to photograph Munna.
“We are not sure if the Central Zoo Authority will permit us to keep Munna in the display zone as it is a ferocious tiger. Riddhi and Ganga are also in enclosures and are visible if visitors go further than the tiger trail. Once the wall of their display zone enclosures is reconstructed, we will keep them there again for visitors to see,” said Mohanta.
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