Zeenat gets one-acre property at Similipal Tiger Reserve

BARIPADA: Three-year-old tigress Zeenat was released in a soft enclosure spread over one acre in the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve on Friday morning.

The tigress was tranquilised in Tadoba Andhari on November 13 at 4 pm. It was then transported by road to Similipal via Raipur and Sambalpur. Zeenat reached Jashipur on Thursday at 7.30 pm. The tigress is healthy and active and will be released into the wild after it adjusts to its habitat, he said.