Zeenat released into the wild in April, has found a partner: Wildlife dept
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Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat is free and loving it. Zeenat, who was translocated from Maharashtra and was forced to stay in an enclosure for nearly four months following its dispersal in Nov, had been released into the wild in April and is showing tale-tell signs of having mated with male tiger T12, wildlife authorities said.
The development has come as a huge boost to Similipal Tiger Reserve given that Zeenat was brought from Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve with an objective to infuse new genetic variation in tiger population for future sustenance. Similipal is known for its melanistic tigers.
Zeenat, who is around 3.5 years old, had been released into the wild from the large enclosure in third week of April. Wildlife wing, however, kept the information secret to save it from poachers.
"It mated with T12 several times in May. Tiger gestational period is 105 days. Going by this, it should deliver in August," a senior wildlife officer said.
After it was brought from Maharashtra, Zeenat was released at Similipal's Chahala, a core area in the reserve's northern part, on Nov 14. Three days later it dispersed, crossing Bangiriposhi Ghat in an overnight journey en route to Badampahar-Dhobadhobin elephant corridor, eventually reaching Chaibasa in Jharkhand.
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From there, it arrived at Rajabasa, under the Chakulia range, and then moved into West Bengal.
It was captured in a joint operation by the forest departments of West Bengal and Odisha.
"We have kept a watchful eye on the movement of the tigress through direct monitoring, camera traps and other methods. We are hopeful that Similipal will change its history and repopulate itself with a new big cat gene," a top wildlife officer said.
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