Relief for STR officials as Jamuna preys on boar

BARIPADA: In some good news for wildlife enthusiasts, two-and-a-half year old tigress Jamuna brought from Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve in Maharashtra to Similipal tiger reserve, as part of a translocation plan, killed a boar in its temporary enclosure on Thursday.

Forest officials and wildlife experts, who were worried over the translocation of the tigress and its survival in the new habitat heaved a sigh of relief as Jamuna killed the boar and ate it in its enclosure. Jamuna was translocated to Similipal tiger reserve to boost the population of big cats in the park. A day after Jamuna translocated, it preyed on the boar.