Bhubaneswar: There are at least three tigers in
Keonjhar district’s Hadagarh sanctuary, suggests the recent tiger census
in the sanctuary, informed forest official sources.
Of the three big cats, one is a Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) and the other two are leopards. The pugmarks and other details in the census suggested that apart from a RBT, there is mother leopard with her cub. However the previous census in 2012 had suggested presence of two RBTs in the sanctuary, forest officials.
It should be noted that Hadagarh sanctuary in the district of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj is close to Hadagarh reservoir of Salandi dam. The area is rich in mixed deciduous forests and wildlife which includes tiger, leopard, fishing cat, hyena, elephant, langur, pangolin, a variety of birds and reptiles. The Baula hill range lying on the east and west of Salandi river, the valley occupied by the reservoir and its catchments are the main features.
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Of the three big cats, one is a Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) and the other two are leopards. The pugmarks and other details in the census suggested that apart from a RBT, there is mother leopard with her cub. However the previous census in 2012 had suggested presence of two RBTs in the sanctuary, forest officials.
It should be noted that Hadagarh sanctuary in the district of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj is close to Hadagarh reservoir of Salandi dam. The area is rich in mixed deciduous forests and wildlife which includes tiger, leopard, fishing cat, hyena, elephant, langur, pangolin, a variety of birds and reptiles. The Baula hill range lying on the east and west of Salandi river, the valley occupied by the reservoir and its catchments are the main features.
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