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After astir six years of specialised care, the Forest section has relocated a pistillate tiger named “Mangala” to the Thrissur Zoological Park successful Puthoor. Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan confirmed that the tiger was captured and transported to the parkland connected Thursday night. According to officials, the tiger was moved successful a specialised cage to guarantee her safety.
The tiger had been recovered abandoned arsenic a cub by her parent heavy wrong the wood adjacent the Mangaladevi Temple successful the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) connected November 23, 2020.
The cub was initially moved to an anti-poaching campy astatine Karadikkavala for treatment. In July 2021, the Forest section established an Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Unit (AHPCU) spanning 2.78 hectares astatine Onnampalam, adjacent Thekkady, specifically to rehabilitate and rewild the tiger.
During the rehabilitation process, veterinary officials diagnosed Mangala with persistent bilateral cataracts and sought adept ophthalmological advice. A committee of 4 veterinarians was formed to inspect her wellness and find if rewilding was feasible.
The committee yet observed that Mangala’s condition—bilateral cataracts with lens luxation—showed nary objective betterment contempt ongoing treatment. While country was considered, the sheet concluded that the required anesthesia and post-operative attraction would beryllium astir intolerable to negociate for a semi-wild feline.
Given that the large feline is incapable to hunt oregon past successful the wild, officials decided against her release. In March, the Chief Wildlife Warden ordered her transportation to the Thrissur zoo to guarantee she receives lifelong care.
According to officials, this marks the archetypal clip successful southbound India that a Forest section has raised a tiger with specified specialised attraction wrong a tiger reserve.
An authoritative said that Roy Abraham, a wood extortion watcher, has besides been sent to the Thrissur Zoological Park to proceed caring for the large cat. For the past six years, Mr. Abraham has looked aft the animal, processing a heavy idiosyncratic enslaved with her. Based connected his tendency to proceed caring for Mangala, the Forest section approved his petition to travel her to Thrissur to guarantee her well-being.
