The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Andhra Pradesh State Wildlife authorities are all set to launch a ‘rescue operation’ of the stranded adult Royal Bengal Tiger along the Polavaram project canal in Kakinada district on Friday, as the animal appears to have lost the route back to its natural habitat despites its repeated attempts.
“On June 1, the male tiger attempted to venture into the natural habitat towards the end of the Thotapalli Reserve Forest (TRF) in Prathipadu area in Kakinada district. However, It might have sensed some hurdles to its movement into the forest cover and returned towards a village”, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife-Rajamundry) C. Selvam told The Hindu.
The same day, the wildlife authorities recorded a few pug marks along the track between the tiger’s last sighting location (May 29) and the Thotapalli Reserve Forest.
