CURATED BY – Dheeraj Kumar Ahirwal | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, Deputy Director of Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, Sagar, Dr. A.A. Ansari said that Nauradehi Sanctuary, Sagar, a protected area buzzing with tigers, will be attached to Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, Sagar by the Madhya Pradesh government in September 2023 with Rani Durgavati Sanctuary, Damoh. Has been declared. Work is in progress to create a habitat for tigers by displacing the villages situated inside it. In continuation of this, on March 27, 2024, one male and one female tiger from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Umaria were successfully released in the open forest area on the banks of Vyarama river in the displaced village Mahaka area under Dongargaon zone. Radio collars are fitted on both the tigers and continuous monitoring is being done. The released female tiger was given ID no. N-4 and male tiger with ID no. N-5 is given.
During the entire campaign to release the tigers, Bandhavgarh Deputy Director P.K. Verma, Dr. AA Ansari, Deputy Director of Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, Sagar, Abhay Sengar, Wildlife Doctor of Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Dr. Prashant Deshmukh on behalf of NGO WCT, Deputy Forest Officer Tala Fateh Singh Ninama, Deputy Forest Officer Barman. Rekha Patel, Game Range Officer Sarra, Game Range Officer Nauradehi, Game Range Officer Dongargaon, Range Officer Taradehi, forest staff of Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve Sagar and rescue team of Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, Sagar and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Umaria were present. Due to whose special efforts the tigers have been successfully and safely released into the forest area.