After Zeenat, now tigress Jamuna too moves out of Similipal

EVEN as the wait for Zeenat's return from Jharkhand gets longer and longer, Jamuna, the first tigress to have been relocated to Similipal from Tadoba in Maharashtra, has moved out of the tiger reserve to Kuldiha, adding to the woes of the state wildlife officials.

- SUDARSAN MAHARANA @Bhubaneswar

As per reports, Jamuna ventured out of the protected area on Sunday night and moved into the forests of neighboring Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in Balasore. The dispersing female tigress has been exploring the Kuldiha landscape since then, prompting Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities to work in coordination with the Balasore Wildlife Division to monitor its movement.

The development has piled up challenges for the officials of STR and state wildlife wing who are spending sleepless nights to make Zeenat return to Similipal from the forests of neighboring Jharkhand over the last nine days.