Tiny tiger cub found in Kaziranga
31st October 2011
DSWF
supported NGO, Aaranyak
, is assisting the Assam
Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India in trying to rehabilitate/reunite an abandoned tiger cub with its mother. The one-month old cub was picked up by forest guards in the Buhrapahar
range of the Kaziranga
National Park in Assam
early last week.
The female cub was found alone by forest guards and the following day, a makeshift shelter was prepared at the site where the cub was found for the attempted reunion. The cub was left overnight with five infra-red camera traps set up by Aaranyak scanning the area around it, with hopes that her mother would come to get her.
Sadly, no tiger movement was recorded. As the cub was getting weak, she had to be taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation ( CWRC ) where she was treated for dehydration.
The cub has now recovered and is active and noisy. She will be placed in the shelter tonight, which has been shifted closer to the area where the pugmarks were seen and in an area with better cover, unlike the area where the cub was found. It's hoped that the mother will return for her and if so she has a fair chance at making it back to a normal life in the wild. However, predators are a threat to the animal's safety and the fate of the mother is unknown.
The female cub was found alone by forest guards and the following day, a makeshift shelter was prepared at the site where the cub was found for the attempted reunion. The cub was left overnight with five infra-red camera traps set up by Aaranyak scanning the area around it, with hopes that her mother would come to get her.
Sadly, no tiger movement was recorded. As the cub was getting weak, she had to be taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation ( CWRC ) where she was treated for dehydration.
The cub has now recovered and is active and noisy. She will be placed in the shelter tonight, which has been shifted closer to the area where the pugmarks were seen and in an area with better cover, unlike the area where the cub was found. It's hoped that the mother will return for her and if so she has a fair chance at making it back to a normal life in the wild. However, predators are a threat to the animal's safety and the fate of the mother is unknown.
If the rehabilitation attempts fail the authorities will have to decide on the fate of the precious cub.
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