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After astir six years of specialised care, the Forest section has decided to displacement a pistillate tiger named “Mangala” to the Thrissur Zoological Park successful Puthoor. The tiger was recovered abandoned by her parent heavy wrong the wood adjacent the Mangaladevi temple successful the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) connected November 23, 2020.
According to an bid issued by Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan, the past two-month-old cub was recovered successful a severely weakened state, suffering from splayed hind legs and corneal opacity successful some eyes. The cub was initially moved to an anti-poaching campy astatine Karadikkavala for treatment, pursuing the modular operating process (SOP) issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
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 wrong the PTR.
Bilateral cataracts
However, veterinary officials aboriginal diagnosed the tiger with persistent bilateral cataracts and sought adept ophthalmological advice. A committee of 4 veterinarians was formed to inspect the animal’s wellness and find the feasibility of rewilding.
The committee observed that Mangala’s oculus condition, bilateral cataracts with lens luxation, showed nary objective betterment contempt ongoing treatment. While country was considered the lone aesculapian solution, the sheet concluded that the indispensable anaesthesia and post-operative attraction are astir intolerable to negociate successful chaotic oregon semi-wild felines.
Furthermore, the sheet noted that the tiger has go “human-imprinted” owed to years of care. Releasing her into the wood could pb to large human-tiger conflict. Consequently, the committee unanimously concluded that rewilding is not a viable enactment and recommended that the carnal beryllium raised successful captivity. Based connected the adept sheet recommendations, the Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Kottayam, and the tract manager of the PTR recommended the transportation to the Thrissur Zoological Park to guarantee the tiger’s semipermanent wellness and welfare.
In his order, Mr. Krishnan directed the officials to seizure Mangala from the AHPCU utilizing a tiger trap oregon tranquillization for the transfer. The lawman manager of the PTR East Division has been tasked with starring the cognition nether the guidance of the tract manager to guarantee minimum trauma to the carnal portion translocating it to the zoological park.
