Following the miraculous escape of the wild tiger on the wee hours of Saturday from the Nandankanan Zoological Park here, State Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray, along with top zoo and forest officials, reviewed the situation after visiting the enclosure on Sunday.
The zoo officials informed Routray in details about the escape of the tiger. They also informed the Minister about the technical problem of a CCTV installed in the enclosure-32 (C) for which video footage of the tiger could not be taken on that night while the tiger escaped.
The Minister visited the enclosure to see the place from where the big cat had escaped. “The wild tiger proved to be cleverer than human beings in the case as it is the first case in the world that a tiger fled from a zoo by jumping over 18-feet iron railing of the enclosure,” said Routray.
He further said “The tiger had come to the zoo on Saturday night and was roaming near the tiger enclosure. Whether the tiger is coming or not near the zoo, we will verify.”
Meanwhile, the forest officials alerted the residents of the nearby villages of the sanctuary area to be careful while entering into thejungle for firewood or passing by the jungle.The officials also asked the villagers to give information about the tiger if it enters into the human habitat.
Some villagers of Daruthenga area near to the sanctuary alleged that they saw the tiger near the jungle way, but it could not be confirmed by the forest officials. Notably, the wild tiger had entered into the white tiger safari of Nandankanan on April 30 and had been kept in the enclosure-32 (C) on Friday night for better treatment and care.
However, springing a surprise for all, the wild animal fled from the enclosure after a few hours.