After public unrest due to movement of tigress Sundari in areas near the outer periphery of the Satkosia Tiger Reserve and death of a woman and a few animals after allegedly being attacked by the Royal Bengal Tigress, Forest Department officials on Thursday informed that the animal has entered into the core area of the forest.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sudarshan Panda said that despite formation of teams and preparedness for relocation of the tigress using tranquilisers and traps, the big cat moved into the core area of the jungle on its own.
Panda further said the tigress is moving along with a male tiger, which was relocated to Satkosia from the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh a few months ago.
Earlier, four teams of the officials of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Satkosia Forest Department, Kanha Tiger Reserve and Nandankanan Zoological Park were deployed to monitor the movement of Sundari and relocate her to deep jungle after its presence triggered panic in several villages near the vicinity of the tiger reserve.
However, the locals have still stuck to their guns and want the tigress to be relocated.