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Tiger flies 200km to Sariska
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| RAKHEE ROY TALUKDAR | ||
Jaipur, June 28: The tiger has landed in Sariska at last. In an air force helicopter. After three long and barren years, Sariska regained its stripes as a tiger reserve today, carrying out what experts said was the world’s first “scientifically planned” relocation of the big cat. The 881sqkm national park in Alwar had made headlines in 2004-05 when unchecked poaching turned its cat count into zero. That shame was erased around 12.30 this afternoon when a tranquillised male tiger, which had taken off from a makeshift helipad at Ranthambore National Park, completed its 200km flight to land at Nayapani, Sariska. The star guest was then let into a soft, specially prepared enclosure. Ranthambore has 40 to 45 tigers, including 14 cubs, and has been faced with a problem of plenty with reports of territorial fights. The older tigers are said to have chased some of the younger ones out of the forest.
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