Ramnagar (Uttarakhand): A tiger was on Saturday translocated from Corbett Tiger Reserve to Rajaji Tiger Reserve in the second such exercise in Uttarakhand in a fortnight.
"A five-year-old male tiger from Dhela range of Corbett Tiger Reserve was brought to an enclosure at Rajaji Tiger Reserve's Motichoor range on Saturday morning," Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Rajiv Bhartari said.
Jim Corbett National Administration was engaged in the search of Tiger for six days during which help of drone was also taken.
This is the mating season for tigers and the translocation has been done in the hope of strengthening the tiger population at Rajaji Tiger Reserve, especially in the western part, officials said.
Rajaji is considered favorable place for tigers to mate and as there are only two tigers in the park, more tigers are being transported to the park.
A big fence has also been constructed in Rajaji for the purpose where the Tiger will be kept for about 4 days. Once the Tiger is found to be medically fit, he will be released into the forest.
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This is part of Uttarakhand's ambitious tiger relocation project, he said.
A tigress had been shifted from Corbett to Rajaji in Uttarakhand's first successful translocation exercise on December 24.
National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Institute of India, Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji Tiger Reserve are part of the joint endeavour.
One more tiger and two more tigresses are to be translocated as part of the initiative, the officials said.
With inputs from PTI
