Van Vihar welcomes pair of tigers
   Date :27-Feb-2020

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 Dr Atul Gupta and his team tranquilising the tiger.
 
Staff Reporter :
 
Van Vihar National Park welcomed pair of tigers from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) late on Wednesday evening. As both the tigers are siblings, they will be kept in separate display cage. After pair of lions, tourists have another reason to visit Van Vihar National Park. Both tigers (male and female) are three-year-old and they have been found medically fit. A team from Van Vihar National Park went to BTR on February 25 to bring the tigers.
 
The team also includes Dr Atul Gupta, who tranquilised the tiger for further transportation. As both tigers have been found fit in medical test, they have been shifted together. As both the tigers are now habitual of living close to human being, they would be kept in display cage. Officials of BTR said that both tigers were rescued from Bandhavgarh jungle after their mother died in a fight with the male tiger. As both tigers are residing in enclosures from tender age of three months they did not learn hunting skills. Currently, both tigers are three years old and they are siblings.
 
After bringing the two tigers, Van Vihar would have total 12 tigers in its premises. There are four tigers in display enclosure of the park and after completing 21 days of quarantine, these two tigers would be added up in the display enclosure of park. Earlier, Bandhavgarh management was training the two tigers for releasing into wild. But after medical test, officials found that these two tigers are residing close to human being so they are not scared of them.
 
Even they are quite comfortable with the presence of human being and they have become friendly to them. With this result, wildlife officials suggested to keep them in display cage of zoo as they cannot be released in wild. The park officials said that if these two tigers would be released into wild, they would not be able to face other big cats. They would be easily becoming victim of other tigers in fight.