Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau.
After a four-hour-long operation, the tigress, aged around three years, and the wild boar were safely rescued from the well by the forest department using a hydraulic machine, he said. The incident occurred near Hardua village in the Khawasa buffer area when the tigress went after her prey, a wild boar, the reserve’s deputy director, Rajnish Kumar Singh, said
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After the tigress was spotted struggling in the water, a cot was lowered into the well with the help of a rope and the wild animal sat on it, Singh said.
A rescue team put a cage into the well with a hydraulic crane and captured the tigress safely. The wild boar was also rescued in the same way, he said.
Around 60 rescuers were involved in the operation to save the two wild animals, informed the PTR deputy director.
Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Wildlife Conservator has directed to release the tigress in the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary under the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve of Sagar district, Singh said.
