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Royal Bengal tigress released in Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary
    Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (PTI) A two-year-old Royal Bengal
tigress from Madhya Pradesh was released into wild in Satkosia
Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha's Angul district, a top Forest
official said today.
    Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife)
Sandeep Tripathy said the tigress was released yesterday in
the wildlife sanctuary.
    The tigress was was brought to Satkosia from
Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh on June 28 and was
kept under observation in a special enclosure at Satkosia
Tiger Reserve.
    Earlier, a three-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger was
relocated from Madhya Pradeshs Kanha National Park and
released in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve on July 7.
    "An expert team of Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
has been monitoring movement of the big cats round-the-clock
in the forest," Tripathy said.
    The two RBTs, one male and another female, were
translocated as a part of inter-state re-introduction of
tigers, as per the the National Tiger Conservation Authority
(NTCA) guidelines.
    The Odisha government has planned to bring six tigers
from Madhya Pradesh and release them into the Satakosia tiger
reserve to increase the big cat population. PTI AAM
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