After receiving a complete physical examination, a royal Bengal tiger that traveled 120 kilometers across the Brahmaputra to a small island was allowed to return to the wild. Susanta Nanda, an employee of the Indian Forest Service, posted a video of the huge cat’s release into the wild on December 25.
To get to Umananda Island in Assam, this tiger swam more than 50 kilometers downstream in the Brahmaputra river. was captured and returned to the wild at Nameri Tiger Reserve following a thorough health examination.
Before being discovered, the tiger had traveled 120 kilometers across the Brahmaputra River and was on a small island. Soon after, it was tranquilized and taken to the state zoo. The tiger was shown on camera swimming quickly through the Brahmaputra before ducking into a small cave on Peacock Island, which is home to the famed Umananda temple and is close to Guwahati.
A 10-minute boat ride over the Brahmaputra from Guwahati city separates the Oranga National Park, where the tiger is said to have wandered, from the island. The animal may have been carried off while sipping water by the Brahmaputra’s powerful currents.
A unit of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which has a base nearby, was alerted, along with the local police, amid widespread panic on the island. Officials from the forest department and a rescue squad, which included veterinarians, sped to the scene on boats. The tiger was tranquilized and safely removed from the island’s rocks without any damage coming to anyone. The tiger was released into the wild following a health assessment.
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