Royal Bengal Tiger Covers 2,000 Km For Suitable Territory, Spotted In Odisha

A Royal Bengal Tiger, which has been spotted in a forest in Odisha, has travelled more than 2,000 km across four states, perhaps in search of suitable territory, a forester said.

A Royal Bengal Tiger, which has been spotted in a forest in Odisha, has travelled more than 2,000 km across four states, perhaps in search of suitable territory, a forester said on Thursday. The same big cat was earlier found in a Maharashtra forest, he said.

The male tiger, whose stripe pattern was found to be similar to a big cat photographed in a forest in Maharashtra, has been sighted in the Mahendra forest range in Odisha's Gajapati district since September, Paralakhemundi divisional forest officer S Anand told PTI over the phone.

After sighting the big cat in its jurisdiction, the Parlakhemundi forest division officials in Gajapati district have been tracking the movement of the wild animal, he said.