Nagpur: With the collar of the radio is not active, it has become difficult to track young Tigress who travels more than 250 km from Satpuda Tiger Reserve (STR) in Madhya Pradesh to Hilly Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Amravati.
As reported by the first toi on February 5, the 4-year-old Tigress had reached the wildlife asylum Ambabarwa Melghat and was arrested at the camera trap on January 31.
However, since then has not been directly recorded or indirectly.
Navkishore Reddy, Deputy Forest Conservator (DYCF), Akot Forest Division, “We have regularly monitored tigers.
Because it is an estimated (Aite) estimation (Aite) of India which is ongoing and the grilles have been placed.
While other tiger resident images on Ambabarwa is recorded in the camera trap, a new woman has not recorded after January 31.
“Reddy added,” We also monitor the tigress with a very high frequency antenna (VHF) with us, but in a wavy field like Melghat, it is very difficult to track even Radio Tigress With collared may not work because the battery life is only 6-7 months.
The collar is equipped with a tiger reserve pad A June 3 2021.
However, tigers can be tracked by VHF antennas.
“Former Wardlife Warden of Amravati Vishal Bansod said forest officials from the two countries need to work in coordination and also seek Tigress towards the north of Melghat, which is a Territorial Forest MP.” Seeing the history of Tigress, the Ministry of Forestry must look for the Jalgaon-Jamod region and reserves Muktai-Bhavani’s conservation of Maharashtra along with the Khaknar territorial range in MP, “Bansod said.
Currently the grid-wise camera trap has been deployed in every area of ​​2 square kilometers in the western part of Ambarwa and Wan Sanctuaries from Matghat Reserve.
Therefore, if SATPURA Tigress is in Melghat, it will be seen by the Ministry of Forestry easily.
“The search must also be launched in the Muktai Bhavani conservation service in Jalgaon, where there is a resident tiger.
The search must also be launched in the ranks of Jalgaon Jamod in Buldhana because of Sonala Range of Ambabarwa, where Tigress is recorded, located on the edge of Melghat, and side by side with the territorial forest of the bulldhana, “said Bansod.
Tigress has come out of Satpuda’s backup in mid-December and crossing the tiger corridor which was destroyed by the Indian National Highway Authority (NHAI) for widening the road.