more-inA young male tiger that had been detained by the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department after it killed a woman, romped back to freedom on Friday as the Forest Department and wildlife conservationists released it into the wilderness of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. On March 5, the tiger had killed 22-year-old Girija Devi in Chandupur, a village near Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. “The tiger was a young male, around one to four years old as judged from its dentition and pelage (fur),” said Dr. Reetika Maheshwary of WTI. Intensive monitoring“Over the next 15-20 days, the tiger will be intensively monitored by forest staff, WWF-India, and WTI. Translocating a young male into a different area can cause territorial clashes between existing dominant tigers and the new individual.

Source: The Hindu March 09, 2018 16:18 UTC