KATHMANDU, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – A man-eating tiger of Bardia National Park in Nepal, that has attacked many people, has been translocated to the country’s Central Zoo.
According to the zoo authority, the male tiger, about 10 years old, attacked a 34-year-old mahout on Apr 4. It is in a healthy state and is under quarantine.
Conservation Education and Information Officer, Lina Chalise told Xinhua yesterday, the tiger was brought, to end the cycle of human-tiger conflict.
Speaking about the hurdles to keep wild tiger in captivity, Chalise said, “Keeping wild cat in captive is definitely a difficult task. We brought the tiger in a vehicle, so it took almost a day for the transportation process. Handling a stressed and hungry tiger was definitely tough, but since it started eating from the first day, his health started improving and now he is healthy.”
According to Chalise, the tiger eats six kilograms of buffalo meat a day.
Chalise said, any animals brought to captive are kept in quarantine for at least three months, to make sure that the animal is healthy. It will not be kept for display or translocate somewhere else for the next three months.
Bardia National Park has been facing an increase in the number of human-tiger conflicts. In the current fiscal year alone, 10 people have died from tiger attacks.– NNN-XINHUA
