Bhopal
After Gujarat, now the tigers of Madhya Pradesh will roar in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Odisha also. The state government will give 15 tigers to these three states. Of these, Chhattisgarh will be given eight tigers (two tigers, six tigresses), Rajasthan will be given four tigresses and Odisha will be given three (one tiger, two tigresses). A consensus has been reached regarding this.
Madhya Pradesh Forest Department Headquarters has told PCCF Subharanjan Sen of Wildlife Branch that these tigers will be sent from Bandhavgarh, Pench and Kanha Tiger Reserve. For this, a condition has also been kept that the process of sending the tiger and tigress should be done under the supervision of a team of veterinarians.
There are 785 tigers in MP
Special care should be taken to ensure that there is no threat to the lives of tigers. The entire cost of sending the tigers will have to be borne by the concerned state and due permission will have to be taken from the Government of India. It is noteworthy that there are 785 tigers in the Tiger State Madhya Pradesh.
Let us tell you that all the three states to which the tigers will be sent are BJP ruled and these three states were demanding tigers from Madhya Pradesh for a long time. Since Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers in the country and is a Tiger State, approval has been given to send them to other states to maintain the survival of their species.
Madhya Pradesh government has given two tigers to Gujarat, got lion in return
Madhya Pradesh government has recently given two pairs of tigers named Nandani and Bandhavgarh to Gujarat government. In return, Madhya Pradesh has got two lions of Gir. Two tigers were sent from Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal to Indroda Nature Park in Gujarat.
At the same time, Van Vihar National Park has got lions from Shakkar Bagh Zoo of Junagadh. Work will be done to increase the population of tiger and lion in both the states.
Assam will be given tigers along with wild buffaloes
Madhya Pradesh has been trying for a long time to bring back wild buffaloes. These buffaloes are to be brought from Assam and in return Madhya Pradesh will give tigers to Assam. Preparations are on to give this tiger from the zoo in Indore or Gwalior. The buffaloes received from Assam will be settled in Kanha Tiger Reserve. On July 3, 2023, the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan had written a letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to give wild buffaloes.
It was said that many years ago there used to be wild buffaloes in Madhya Pradesh, but later they became extinct. Let us tell you that wild buffaloes were found in Madhya Pradesh till the year 1979, but were not seen after that. The last buffalo was spotted near Rupjhir village of Raipura area of Panna.
