Female cub
taken into care
March 2013. A female tiger cub was saved from a leg-hold trap in the buffer
area of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, highlighting once again the threats posed by
snares and traps to wildlife.
The cub, about
six-month-old, was caught in the front left paw; she had two of her toes
crushed according to Prem Chandra Pandey, The Wildlife
Trust of India's (WTI) Field Officer, who, along with veterinarian Dr
Saurabh Singhai, assisted the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department authorities in
the rescue.
The WTI team
rushed to the spot, around 50 km from Dudhwa, once they had been alerted to the
sub's plight. Under the guidance of the Forest Department officials, the cub
was tranquilised, removed from the trap and kept under intensive care. She was
dehydrated and extremely weak, but her condition has stabilised.
Difficult to
release the cub into the wild
"Forest Department officials have been scouting the area for more leg traps to make sure other animals don't face a similar fate," said Dr Anil Kumar Singh, Regional Head, WTI. "They are also on the lookout for the cub's mother, to attempt reunion. But it takes a lot of research and planning before we can release such displaced cubs back into the wild".
"Forest Department officials have been scouting the area for more leg traps to make sure other animals don't face a similar fate," said Dr Anil Kumar Singh, Regional Head, WTI. "They are also on the lookout for the cub's mother, to attempt reunion. But it takes a lot of research and planning before we can release such displaced cubs back into the wild".
Photo credit
WTI.
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