Tezpur:A tigress was injured during a mob attack in Assam and it is now not in a condition to be released back in the wild. The three-year-old tigress, which had lost one of its eyes in the attack, is now undergoing treatment at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, Assam.
"The tigress had lost one of its eyes which made it clear that it cannot be released in the wild. Besides, it has also received severe injuries on its nose. We are yet to decide whether it will be shifted to any zoo or any other place," said CWRC Veterinarian Bhaskar Choudhury.
The incident took place last month when some locals spotted the tigress in the Keribakori area and attacked it with stones. The tigress which had strayed out of the nearby forest and moved into the human habitations was terrified after the locals chased it.
The big cat had also lost energy and was unable to run.
After being hit by a stone in the mob attack, one of its eyes was completely damaged while the other one was partially affected, the forest officials said. Later, the injured tigress was tranquillized and it was rushed to the CWRC. The tigress had strayed from the Kamakhyaguri reserved forest near Kaliabor and entered human habitations.
The Kaliabor sub-district administration had issued a curfew order in and around Kaliabor earlier this week urging the people to avoid unnecessary movement in the area to prevent human-triger conflicts. Assam police detained six persons last month for their involvement in hurting the tigress, which had strayed out of the forests. The arrests were made based on an FIR filed by the divisional forest officer (DFO) of Nagaon Forest range, Bibhuti Mazumdar.
